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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
perched
verb
1
as in landed
to come to rest after descending from the air pigeons perching on the roof Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- landed
- roosted
- alighted
- lit
- settled
- alit
- touched down
- lighted
- crash-landed
- belly-landed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- climbed
- rose
- ascended
- arose
- flew
- took off
- glided
- floated
- hovered
- hung
- soared
- winged
- hanged
- blasted off
- planed
2
as in nestled
to establish or place comfortably or snugly perched the baby in a basket Synonyms & Similar Words
- nestled
- positioned
- lodged
- parked
- ensconced
- roosted
- situated
- settled
- located
- planted
- installed
- stationed
- housed
- anchored
- deployed
- camped
- emplaced
- burrowed
- bivouacked
- set
- fixed
- dug in
- curled up
- harbored
- camped (out)
- absolute form
- absolute humidity
- absolute idealism
- absolute impediment
- absolute magnitude
- absolute majority
- absolute maximum
- absolute minimum
- absolute music
- absolute of enfleurage
- absolute personal equation
- absolute pitch
- absolute pressure
- absolute reality
- absolute scale
- absolute space
- absolute state
- absolute system
- absolute temperature
- absolute term
- absolute threshold
- absolute time
- absolute value
- absolute weight
- absolute zero