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perch

/pɝt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Perch means: a linear measure of 16.5 feet.

Synonyms for perch6

noun, as in a linear measure of 16.5 feet

noun, as in a square rod of land

verb, as in sit, as on a branch

roost, rest

verb, as in to come to rest, settle

alight, light

What does perch mean?10

noun

1

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

2

a square rod of land

3

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

4

an elevated place serving as a seat

5

any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

6

spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

7

any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

verb

1

sit, as on a branch“The birds perched high in the tree”

2

to come to rest, settle“Misfortune lighted upon him”

3

cause to perch or sit“She perched her hat on her head”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with perch?4

one syllable

two syllables

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Perch in a sentence

  • The eagle perched atop the cliff, scanning the valley spread out beneath it.bobking12
  • The blue bird is perched on a branch, singing cheerfully.Solana
  • The crow perched atop the tree, cawing loudly.Amastan
  • The crow perched atop the old oak tree, cawing loudly.Amastan
  • The raven perched atop the eerie, gnarled tree.Amastan
  • The birds use the scarecrow as a perch.Hybrid
  • The sparrow landed on the perch of the bird feeder.Eccles17
  • The startled black-bird chirps complainingly from her perch on the wall.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of perch

as a noun

plural
perches

as a verb

past tense
perched
present participle
perching
third-person singular
perches
past participle
perched