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Definitions for Perch

[1] a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
[2] any place or object, as a sill, fence, branch, or twig, for a bird, animal, or person to alight or rest upon.
[3] a high or elevated position, resting place, or the like.
[4] a small, elevated seat for the driver of any of certain vehicles.
[5] a pole connecting the fore and hind running parts of a spring carriage or other vehicle.
[6] a post set up as a navigational aid on a navigational hazard or on a buoy.
[7] British . a linear or square rod. a measure of volume for stone, about 24 cubic feet (0.7 cubic meters).
[8] Textiles . an apparatus consisting of two vertical posts and a horizontal roller, used for inspecting cloth after it leaves the loom.
[9] Obsolete . any pole, rod, or the like.
[10] to alight or rest upon a perch.
[11] to settle or rest in some elevated position, as if on a perch.
[12] to set or place on or as if on a perch.
[13] to inspect (cloth) for defects and blemishes after it has been taken from the loom and placed upon a perch.
[14] any spiny-finned, freshwater food fish of the genus Perca, as P. flavescens (yellow perch) , of the U.S., or P. fluviatilis, of Europe.
[15] any of various other related, spiny-finned fishes.
[16] any of several embioticid fishes, as Hysterocarpus traski (tule perch) of California.
[17] a pole, branch, or other resting place above ground on which a bird roosts or alights
[18] a similar resting place for a person or thing
[19] another name for rod (def. 7)
[20] a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches
[21] a pole joining the front and rear axles of a carriage
[22] a frame on which cloth is placed for inspection
[23] obsolete , or dialect a pole
[24] (usually foll by on) to alight, rest, or cause to rest on or as if on a perch the bird perched on the branch ; the cap was perched on his head
[25] (tr) to inspect (cloth) on a perch
[26] 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
[27] any of various similar or related fishes

Words related to Perch

alight, squat, seat, lounge, pole, branch, post, roost, land, light, rest, settle, balance

Words nearby Perch

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Origin of Perch

21350–1400; Middle English perche < Middle French < Latin perca < Greek pérkē

Other words from Perch

perch·a·ble , adjective
un·perched , adjective
Related adjective: percoid

Word origin for Perch

C13: from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Greek perkē; compare Greek perkos spotted

Synonyms for Perch

branch, lounge, pole, post, roost, seat, landing place, resting place