perch
English Thesaurus
1. any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes (noun.animal)
2. spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes (noun.animal)
| hyponym | : | pike perch, pike-perch, |
| definition | : | any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family percidae, percidae, |
| definition | : | active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches (noun.animal) |
3. support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | support, |
| definition | : | any device that bears the weight of another thing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | roost, |
| definition | : | a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | roost, |
| definition | : | a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds (noun.artifact) |
4. any of numerous fishes of America and Europe (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | freshwater fish, |
| definition | : | flesh of fish from fresh water used as food (noun.food) |
5. an elevated place serving as a seat (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | place, seat, |
| definition | : | a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) (noun.location) |
6. a square rod of land (noun.quantity)
7. a linear measure of 16.5 feet (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | pace, yard, |
| definition | : | a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | furlong, |
| definition | : | a unit of length equal to 220 yards (noun.quantity) |
8. sit, as on a branch (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | sit, sit down, |
| definition | : | be seated (verb.contact) |
9. cause to perch or sit (verb.contact)
10. to come to rest, settle (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | land, set down, |
| definition | : | reach or come to rest (verb.motion) |
11. support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | perch, rest, roost, |
| definition | : | sit, as on a branch (verb.contact) |
12. sit, as on a branch (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | perch, |
| definition | : | support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rest, |
| definition | : | a support on which things can be put (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | roost, |
| definition | : | a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | roost, |
| definition | : | a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | percher, |
| definition | : | a person situated on a perch (noun.person) |
13. support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | perch, rest, roost, |
| definition | : | sit, as on a branch (verb.contact) |
14. sit, as on a branch (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | perch, |
| definition | : | support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rest, |
| definition | : | a support on which things can be put (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | roost, |
| definition | : | a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | roost, |
| definition | : | a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | percher, |
| definition | : | a person situated on a perch (noun.person) |
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