English dictionary
perch
/p/[@]/r/tS/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
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a linear measure of 16.5 feet
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a square rod of land
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an elevated place serving as a seat
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any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
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spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
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any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
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Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family <i>Percidæ</i>, as the common American or yellow perch (<i>Perca flavescens, or Americana</i>), and the European perch (<i>P. fluviatilis</i>).
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A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat.
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verb
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sit, as on a branch
ExamplesThe birds perched high in the tree.
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to come to rest, settle
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cause to perch or sit
ExamplesShe perched her hat on her head.
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To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.
Source: webster1913
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To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.
Source: webster1913