perch

1. 1.

   support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

   Broadersupport

   Narrowerroost

   Part ofroost
2. 2.

   a linear measure of 16.5 feet

   Synonymsrodpole

   Broaderlinear unit

   Part offurlong

   Partsyard

   United Kingdom

3. 3.

   a square rod of land

   Synonymsrodpole

   Broaderarea unit
4. 4.

   an elevated place serving as a seat

   Broaderseat
5. 5.

   any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

   Broaderfreshwater fish

   Part ofyellow perchEuropean perch
6. 6.

   spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

   Broaderpercoid fish

   Narroweryellow perchEuropean perchpike-perchsnail darter

   Part ofPercidae
7. 7.

   any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

   Broaderpercoid fish

   Part ofPerciformes

1. 1.

   sit, as on a branch

   “The birds perched high in the tree”

   Synonymsroostrest

   Broadersit
2. 2.

   to come to rest, settle

   “Misfortune lighted upon him”

   Synonymsalightlight

   Broaderland
3. 3.

   cause to perch or sit

   “She perched her hat on her head”

   Broaderput

Other forms of perch

plural

perches·

past tense

perched·

present participle

perching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about perch

What does perch mean?

perch means "support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in perch?

perch has 1 syllable: perch. In IPA it is /ˈpɝtʃ/.

What is another word for perch?

Close synonyms include rod, pole, rod, pole, roost. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is perch a common word?

perch is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.