perch
Nouns
- (n) support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- (n) a linear measure of 16.5 feet rod, pole,
- (n) a square rod of land rod, pole,
- (n) an elevated place serving as a seat
- (n) any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
- (n) spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
- (n) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
Verbs
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(v) sit, as on a branch
- The birds perched high in the tree
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(v) to come to rest, settle
- Misfortune lighted upon him
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(v) cause to perch or sit
- She perched her hat on her head