Defenition of the word perch
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Defenition of the word perch
- to come to rest, settle: "Misfortune lighted upon him."
- any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
- spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
- a branch or rod that serves as a resting place
- any of numerous lean-fleshed fishes of America and Europe
- an elevated place serving as a seat
- cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"
- a square rod of land
- (British) a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
- support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
- sit, as on a branch
- cause to perch or sit
- to come to rest, settle
Synonyms for the word perch
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- alight
- balance on
- branch
- land
- light
- pole
- post
- rest
- rest on
- rod
- roost
- settle on
- sit on
Similar words in the perch
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- perch
- perch's
- perchance
- perched
- perches
- perching
Meronymys for the word perch
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- European perch
- family Percidae
- furlong
- order Perciformes
- order Percomorphi
- pace
- Perca flavescens
- Perca fluviatilis
- Percidae
- Perciformes
- Percomorphi
- roost
- yard
- yellow perch
Hyponyms for the word perch
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- European perch
- Perca flavescens
- Perca fluviatilis
- Percina tanasi
- pike perch
- pike-perch
- roost
- snail darter
- yellow perch
Hypernyms for the word perch
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- area unit
- fish
- freshwater fish
- land
- lay
- linear measure
- linear unit
- percoid
- percoid fish
- percoidean
- place
- pose
- position
- put
- seat
- set
- set down
- sit
- sit down
- square measure
- stick
- support
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