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perch English

Meaning perch meaning

What does perch mean?
Definitions in simple English

perch Noun

— A perch is a type of freshwater fish. Look at that perch jumping out of the water.

perch Verb

— To perch on something is to rest or stand on it. The bird perched on the tree for hours. The dancer perched on the edge of the stage.

perch

— verb sit, as on a branch The birds perched high in the tree — noun support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) — noun any of numerous fishes of America and Europe — noun spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes — noun any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes — noun (= rod) a square rod of land — noun a linear measure of 16.5 feet — noun an elevated place serving as a seat — verb cause to perch or sit She perched her hat on her head — verb (= alight) to come to rest, settle Misfortune lighted upon him

Synonyms perch synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as perch?

perch English » English

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Topics perch topics

What do people use perch to talk about?
Physical actions Posture

Sit
Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Fish
Universe, creation Animal

Animal home

Conjugation perch conjugation

How do you conjugate perch?

perch · verb

Examples perch examples

How do I use perch in a sentence?

Simple sentences

What!? How could such a civilised man say such a thing! My monocle has fallen from its rightful perch! You ought to be ashamed of yourself!

Movie subtitles

When are you gonna come down off of that perch?
What are you doing around this pigeon perch? Slumming?
It's a nice perch, ain't it?
He's always on top of the perch. lf another bum tries to come along and take his place, he really lets him have it.
The world is grown so bad. that wrens may prey where eagles dare not perch.
For perch?
Mm-hmm, an excellent perch.
We'd perch in the willow for an hour or two.
Young perch is my favourite dish. You know that!
Perch.
Back on the perch!
With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls. For stony limits cannot hold love out, and what love can do that dares love attempt.
I'll put him ont' perch.
Here we go. That's right. Get on your perch.
I'm gonna knock Morgan and McGraw off their perch if it's the last thing I do.
Why, certainly. That's what I got off my perch for.
When you gonna get off that perch?
WALLACE: U.S.S. Perch.
I think the striped perch is the prettiest thing there is.
What do you catch? - Perch.
You didn't eat your perch!
With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls.
Get on your perch. That's better, huh?
I discovered that the only reason it had been sitting on its perch in the first place was that it had been nailed there.
Tell Duncan that I expect the trout to jump and the krill to perch on the end of my gun.
Now, Torquil, onto your perch.
He's always on top of the perch.
We won't fish perch anymore.
The little bird fell off his perch.
Is the fish you're after pike or perch?
You wander the streets, you go and perch on bar-stools and there you stay, for hours, until closing time.
There'd have been what they call coarse fish, bass, perch, bream, carp, even pike.
When a smuggler crosses a canyon clinging to a perch, or a merchant sails across the ocean in a frail boat, that is understandable, that is noble.
I caught a perch.
Then on the perch.

News and current affairs

Maybe not, but Americans will certainly find global hegemony a lot more expensive if the dollar falls off its perch.
Of course, if the dollar were to fall off its perch as the world's dominant currency any time soon, the euro would be the only serious alternative.

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