- nounperches (plural noun)
- 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"
verbperches (third person present)- (of a bird) alight or rest on something:"a herring gull perched on the mast"
- (of a person) sit somewhere, especially on something high or narrow:"Eve perched on the side of the armchair"
- (be perched)(of a building) be situated above or on the edge of something:"the fortress is perched on a crag in the mountains"
- (perch someone/something on)set or balance someone or something on (something):"Peter perched a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose"
Originlate Middle English: the noun from perch; the verb from Old French percher.nounperches (plural noun)- an edible freshwater fish with a high spiny dorsal fin, dark vertical bars on the body, and orange lower fins.
- used in names of other freshwater and marine fishes resembling or related to this, e.g., climbing perch, sea perch, surfperch.
Originlate Middle English: from Old French perche, via Latin from Greek perkē.OriginMiddle English (in the general sense ‘pole, stick’): from Old French perche, from Latin pertica ‘measuring rod, pole’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- (of a bird) alight or rest on something:
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- Perches can have two meanings123. As a verb, it means to sit or to make someone sit on something, especially on the edge of it13. For example, a bird can perch on a branch or a person can perch on a stool. As a noun, it means a pole, rod, or any place or object that serves as a roost or a resting place for birds, animals, or people23. For example, a bird can have a perch in a cage or a person can have a perch on a hill.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to be in a high position or in a position near the edge of something, or to put something in this position: The village is perched on top of a high hill.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/percha pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds. any place or object, as a sill, fence, branch, or twig, for a bird, animal, or person to alight or rest upon.www.dictionary.com/browse/perch[intransitive, transitive] (informal) to sit or to make somebody sit on something, especially on the edge of it perch (on something) We perched on a couple of high stools at the bar. perch somebody/yourself (on something) She perched herself on the edge of the bed. My father used to perch me on the front of his bike.www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/engli…
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