| perch | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. perch | support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird). |
| ~ roost | a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep. |
| ~ roost | a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds. |
| ~ support | any device that bears the weight of another thing.; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. perch, pole, rod | a linear measure of 16.5 feet. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ linear measure, linear unit | a unit of measurement of length. |
| ~ yard, pace | a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. |
| ~ furlong | a unit of length equal to 220 yards. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. perch, pole, rod | a square rod of land. |
| ~ area unit, square measure | a system of units used to measure areas. |
| n. (location) | 4. perch | an elevated place serving as a seat. |
| ~ seat, place | a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane).; "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place" |
| n. (food) | 5. perch | any of numerous fishes of America and Europe. |
| ~ perca flavescens, yellow perch | North American perch. |
| ~ european perch, perca fluviatilis | a perch native to Europe. |
| ~ freshwater fish | flesh of fish from fresh water used as food. |
| n. (animal) | 6. perch | spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes. |
| ~ percoid, percoid fish, percoidean | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes. |
| ~ family percidae, percidae | active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches. |
| ~ perca flavescens, yellow perch | North American perch. |
| ~ european perch, perca fluviatilis | a perch native to Europe. |
| ~ pike-perch, pike perch | any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family. |
| ~ percina tanasi, snail darter | a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River. |
| n. (animal) | 7. perch | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes. |
| ~ order perciformes, order percomorphi, perciformes, percomorphi | one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna. |
| ~ percoid, percoid fish, percoidean | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes. |
| v. (contact) | 8. perch, rest, roost | sit, as on a branch.; "The birds perched high in the tree" |
| ~ sit, sit down | be seated. |
| v. (motion) | 9. alight, light, perch | to come to rest, settle.; "Misfortune lighted upon him" |
| ~ land, set down | reach or come to rest.; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" |
| v. (contact) | 10. perch | cause to perch or sit.; "She perched her hat on her head" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
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