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   Perch

   /pərCH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or a horizontal rod or bar in a birdcage: "the budgerigar shuffled along its perch"
   • ▪ a place where someone or something rests or sits, especially a place that is high or precarious: "Marian looked down from her perch in a beech tree above the road"

   verb

   • 1. (of a bird) alight or rest on something: "a herring gull perched on the mast" Similar roostsitrestalightsettlelandcome to rest
   • ▪ (of a person) sit somewhere, especially on something high or narrow: "Eve perched on the side of the armchair"
   • ▪ (of a building) be situated above or on the edge of something: "the fortress is perched on a crag in the mountains"
   • ▪ set or balance someone or something on (something): "Peter perched a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose" Similar putplacesetrestbalance

   Word Origin late Middle English: the noun from perch3; the verb from Old French percher.

   Derivatives

   • 1. percher noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › perchPerch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PERCH is a bar or peg on which something is hung. How to use perch in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPERCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PERCH definition: 1. to sit on or near the edge of something: 2. to be in a high position or in a position near the…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › perchPERCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a pole, branch, or other resting place above ground on which a bird roosts or alights. a similar resting place for a person or thing. another name for rod. a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PERCH meaning: 1. to sit on or near the edge of something: 2. to be in a high position or in a position near the…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › perchPerch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › perchPerch - definition of perch by The Free Dictionary

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   1. (Animals) 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. 2. (Animals) any of various similar or related fishes.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you perch something on something else, you put or balance it on the top or edge of that thing. The builders have perched a light concrete dome on eight slender columns. [ VERB noun + on ]