perch has definitions from the fields of zoology,chemistry,food
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[ verb ] sit, as on a branch

Synonyms

rest roost

Examples

"The birds perched high in the tree"

Used in print

(The Washington Post...)

That imposing , somewhat austere , and seemingly remote collonaded building with the sphynxes perched on its threshold at 1733 16 th st. nw. took_on bustling life yesterday .

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sit rest percher insessores

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

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support roost roost

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
4
[ noun ] an elevated place serving as a seat

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seat

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[ noun ] (zoology) spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
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[ noun ] (British) a linear measure of 16.5 feet

Synonyms

pole rod

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linear_unit furlong yard UK

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[ noun ] a square rod of land

Synonyms

pole rod

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area_unit

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[ verb ] cause to perch or sit

Examples

"She perched her hat on her head"

Related terms

situate put

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[ verb ] to come to rest, settle

Synonyms

light alight

Examples

: "Misfortune lighted upon him."

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land

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[ noun ] (zoology) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

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percoid_fish Perciformes

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