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perch
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈpərch 
1
: a bar or peg on which something is hung
2
a
: a roost for a bird
b
: a resting place or vantage point : seat
c
: a prominent position
his new perch as president
3
chiefly British : rod sense 2
perch
2 of 3verb
perched; perching; perches
intransitive verb
: to alight, settle, or rest on a perch, a height, or a precarious spot
transitive verb
: to place on a perch, a height, or a precarious spot
perch
3 of 3noun (2)
plural perch or perches
1
a
: a small European freshwater bony fish (Perca fluviatilis of the family Percidae, the perch family)
b
: yellow perch
2
: any of numerous bony fishes (as of the families Percidae, Centrarchidae, and Serranidae)
Synonyms
Verb
- alight
- land
- light
- roost
- settle
- touch down
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Example Sentences
Verb pigeons perching on the roof perched the baby in a basket
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English perche, from Anglo-French, from Latin pertica pole
Noun (2)
Middle English perche, from Anglo-French, from Latin perca, from Greek perkē; akin to Old High German faro colored, Latin porcus, a spiny fish
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Noun (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing perch
Kids Definition
perch 1 of 3
noun
ˈpərch
1
: a place where birds roost
2
: a raised seat or position
perch
2 of 3verb
perched; perching
: to sit or rest on a raised seat or position
perch
3 of 3noun
plural perch or perches
1
: a common yellow and greenish brown fish of North America that is sometimes caught for food or sport
2
: any of various fish related to or resembling the North American perch
perch
verb
1
as in to land
to come to rest after descending from the air pigeons perching on the roof Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- land
- roost
- light
- alight
- touch down
- settle
- belly-land
- crash-land
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- climb
- rise
- wing
- ascend
- plane
- fly
- take off
- float
- arise
- glide
- blast off
- hang
- hover
- soar
2
as in to nestle
to establish or place comfortably or snugly perched the baby in a basket Synonyms & Similar Words
- nestle
- position
- lodge
- park
- roost
- settle
- plant
- anchor
- house
- station
- ensconce
- install
- situate
- burrow
- locate
- camp
- bivouac
- set
- deploy
- emplace
- curl up
- harbor
- dig in
- fix
- camp (out)
- finding for or against
- finding list
- finding out
- findings
- Findlay
- Findon haddock
- finds
- finds (for or against)
- finds fault
- finds fault (with)
- finds fault with
- finds for or against
- finds out
- findspot
- fine
- fine aggregate
- fine and dandy
- fine art
- fine by me
- fine champagne
- fine chemical
- fine cut
- fine frame
- fine gravel
- fine harness