perch
Other forms: perched; perches; perching
A perch is a temporary resting place. In the middle of climbing a tree, you might find a good perch on a high branch. Bet some birds will be perching there too.
Perch has many different meanings. A bird perch is a little stick it can balance on, and the armrest of the couch can offer you a perch during a party. It's also the name of a kind of fish with spiny fins. And it's also an old measurement of 16.5 feet.
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an elevated place serving as a seat
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support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
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come to rest; settle
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sit, as on a branch
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cause to perch or sit
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any of numerous fishes of America and Europetype of:freshwater fishflesh of fish from fresh water used as food
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spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
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any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
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a linear measure of 16.5 feet
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a square rod of land
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