perch

/pˈɝtʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
2. a linear measure of 16.5 feet
3. a square rod of land
4. an elevated place serving as a seat
5. any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
6. spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
7. any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

verb

1. sit, as on a branch
   “The birds perched high in the tree”
2. to come to rest, settle
   “Misfortune lighted upon him”
3. cause to perch or sit
   “She perched her hat on her head”

Synonyms for perch

• rod
• pole
• roost
• rest
• alight
• light

Words that rhyme with perch

• lurch
• search
• birch
• church
• research
• bertch
• bertsch
• bertsche
• burch
• burtch
• citysearch
• durch
• gertsch
• lerche
• upchurch
• whitchurch