Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun perch
7 senses of perch
Sense 1
perch -- (support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird))
=> support -- (any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf")
Sense 2
perch, rod, pole -- (a linear measure of 16.5 feet)
=> linear unit, linear measure -- (a unit of measurement of length)
Sense 3
perch, rod, pole -- (a square rod of land)
=> area unit, square measure -- (a system of units used to measure areas)
Sense 4
perch -- (an elevated place serving as a seat)
=> seat, place -- (a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place")
Sense 5
perch -- (any of numerous fishes of America and Europe)
=> freshwater fish -- (flesh of fish from fresh water used as food)
Sense 6
perch -- (spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes)
=> percoid fish, percoid, percoidean -- (any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes)
Sense 7
perch -- (any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes)
=> percoid fish, percoid, percoidean -- (any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb perch
3 senses of perch
Sense 1
perch, roost, rest -- (sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree")
=> sit, sit down -- (be seated)
Sense 2
alight, light, perch -- (to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him")
=> land, set down -- (reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul")
Sense 3
perch -- (cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head")
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
