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perch
1[ purch ]
noun
- a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- any place or object, as a sill, fence, branch, or twig, for a bird, animal, or person to alight or rest upon.
- a high or elevated position, resting place, or the like.
- a small, elevated seat for the driver of any of certain vehicles.
- a pole connecting the fore and hind running parts of a spring carriage or other vehicle.
- a post set up as a navigational aid on a navigational hazard or on a buoy.
- British.
- a linear or square rod.
- a measure of volume for stone, about 24 cubic feet (0.7 cubic meters).
- Textiles. an apparatus consisting of two vertical posts and a horizontal roller, used for inspecting cloth after it leaves the loom.
- Obsolete. any pole, rod, or the like.
verb (used without object)
- to alight or rest upon a perch.
- to settle or rest in some elevated position, as if on a perch.
verb (used with object)
- to set or place on or as if on a perch.
- to inspect (cloth) for defects and blemishes after it has been taken from the loom and placed upon a perch.
perch
2[ purch ]
noun
- any spiny-finned, freshwater food fish of the genus Perca, as P. flavescens yellow perch, of the U.S., or P. fluviatilis, of Europe.
- any of various other related, spiny-finned fishes.
- any of several embioticid fishes, as Hysterocarpus traski tule perch of California.
perch
1/ ɜːʃ /
noun
- a pole, branch, or other resting place above ground on which a bird roosts or alights
- a similar resting place for a person or thing
- another name for rod
- a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches
- a pole joining the front and rear axles of a carriage
- a frame on which cloth is placed for inspection
- obsolete.a pole
verb
- usually foll by on to alight, rest, or cause to rest on or as if on a perch
the cap was perched on his head
the bird perched on the branch
- tr to inspect (cloth) on a perch
perch
2/ ɜːʃ /
noun
- any freshwater spiny-finned teleost fish of the family Percidae, esp those of the genus Perca, such as P. fluviatilis of Europe and P. flavescens ( yellow perch ) of North America: valued as food and game fishes
- any of various similar or related fishes
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
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Origin of perch2
Word History and Origins
Origin of perch1
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Example Sentences
One, perched halfway up the western ridge, looms over the village, while another in the east is under construction.
From an office perched on the scalloped edge of the continent, Victoria Bradley jokes that she has the most beautiful doctor's practice in Australia.
Brace for what one former minister described as slivers of votes between five political parties, determining who wins and loses power over town halls in England, and one perch in the Commons.
At any given moment in summer, when thousands of free-ranging cattle are scattered across those pastures, the wolves can gaze down from their protected perch and take their pick.
Playoffs that could end with a battered yellow fire helmet perched atop Lord Stanley’s Cup.
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