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Noun
S:
(n)
perch
(support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird))
S:
(n)
perch
,
rod
,
pole
(a linear measure of 16.5 feet)
S:
(n)
perch
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rod
,
pole
(a square rod of land)
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S:
(n)
area unit
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square measure
(a system of units used to measure areas)
S:
(n)
perch
(an elevated place serving as a seat)
S:
(n)
perch
(any of numerous fishes of America and Europe)
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part holonym
S:
(n)
perch
(spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes)
S:
(n)
perch
(any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes)
Verb
S:
(v)
perch
,
roost
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rest
(sit, as on a branch)
"The birds perched high in the tree"
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S:
(v)
alight
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light
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perch
(to come to rest, settle)
"Misfortune lighted upon him"
S:
(v)
perch
(cause to perch or sit)
"She perched her hat on her head"