| Noun | 1. | perch - support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)roost - a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep roost - a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" | |
| 2. | perch - a linear measure of 16.5 feetyard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride furlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards | |
| 3. | perch - a square rod of land | |
| 4. | perch - an elevated place serving as a seatseat, place - a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place" | |
| 5. | perch - any of numerous fishes of America and Europe | |
| 6. | perch - spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes | |
| 7. | perch - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes | |
| Verb | 1. | perch - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee" | |
| 2. | perch - to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" | |
| 3. | perch - cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" | |