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How to pronounce perch in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms rest, roost
Type of sit, sit down
Derivation percher


The birds perched high in the tree.
Type Words
Synonyms pole, rod
Type of square measure, area unit
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Synonyms alight, light
Type of land, set down
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Synonyms pole, rod
Type of linear unit, linear measure
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Type of seat, place
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Type of freshwater fish
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Type of percoid, percoidean, percoid fish
Type Words
Type of lay, pose, put, set, place, position


She perched her hat on her head.
Type Words
Type of percoidean, percoid fish, percoid
Has types pike-perch, perca flavescens, european perch, yellow perch, percina tanasi, snail darter, pike perch, perca fluviatilis
Type Words
Type of support
Has types roost

Examples of perch

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The Chargers lost their perch atop the AFC West in 2010, but don't blame Rivers.
From the usatoday.com
Another angler caught a perch that was a near citation size at 1 pound 3 ounces.
From the post-gazette.com
Trout were hitting in the river, and a few perch were reported in the reservoir.
From the post-gazette.com
Potential rivals, such as London, are unlikely to knock Hong Kong off its perch.
From the economist.com
Earlier this month, I considered a trip for yellow perch out of Waukegan Harbor.
From the suntimes.com
Stewart fries and bakes whiting, ocean perch, catfish, orange roughy and shrimp.
From the tennessean.com
Last week we reported on what we thought was a big golden perch from Burrinjuck.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Potala Palace rises 13 stories from its Red Mountain perch outside Lhasa, Tibet.
From the dallasnews.com
Large glasses perch on her nose but can't quite obscure her luminous complexion.
From the thenewstribune.com
More examples
  • Sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
  • Support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
  • A linear measure of 16.5 feet
  • Alight: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
  • A square rod of land
  • Cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"
  • Perca is the genus and species of fish referred to as Yellow perch or, sometimes, perch, a group of freshwater fish belonging to the family Percidae. ...
  • The perch is an equilibristic balancing act where one performer balances atop a pole that is being balanced by another performer. ...
  • A perch is as a unit of measurement used for length, area, and volume in a number of systems of measurement. Its name derives from the Ancient Roman unit, the pertica.