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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/ pɜːtʃ /
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/ pɜːtʃ /
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
- ˈpercher, noun
Other Words From
- perch·a·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of perch1
Origin of perch2
Word History and Origins
Origin of perch1
Origin of perch2
Example Sentences
As the water rises, it sweeps away anything that wasn’t able to get such a safe and sturdy perch.
Hong Kong has long occupied an enviable perch as a bridge between markets in China and the West.
From our human perch we marvel at what we think a plant’s life consists of—growing.
One of America’s most prominent business journalists for his perch at the New York Times and CNBC’s Squawk Box, Sorkin says the essential workers who are getting the country through the crisis are a stark reminder of who we all rely on.
The salmon, perch, and taco salad are all excellent plus it is very LGBTQ friendly.
Often Mick would perch on those back stairs, perusing art books as he waited for her.
I crossed the room with my rifle up, stood on top of the bed, and from my perch looked down at bin Laden.
Luckily for Goodell, he'll have plenty of money if he were to be forced off the commissioner's perch.
Jack Welch, who took over General Electric in 1981, left his perch in 2001, not long after he turned 65.
Day after day, Lou sat on the Yankee bench, a perch that increasingly represented his security.
Mr. Crow was rocking back and forth on his perch, for a joke—on anybody except himself—always delighted him.
I think the coulée right under his perch is an arm of the one we're in; runs in somewhere below.
Mebby I'll perch on top o' the court-house, too, fer a spell, an' take a leetle fly out by the Injun school.
Dorothy descended from her lofty perch on the stool, and met the red gleaming eyes of Pincher intently watching all her movements.
Isabel gratefully climbed to his high perch, after stating that she had no money, and being royally silenced.
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