Perch
noun
A type of fish that lives in freshwater and has spiny fins.
I caught a large perch in the lake yesterday.
Often appears as...
- catch a perch
- perch fishing
noun
A branch or other place high up where a bird or other animal can sit.
The falcon returned to its perch in the high tree.
Often appears as...
- bird's perch
- owl's perch
verb
To sit on or be at the top of something.
A crow perched on the top of the telephone pole.
Often appears as...
- perch on a branch
- perch on the edge
noun
A unit of measure for length, especially used in surveying.
The lot is 20 perches wide.
Often appears as...
- 20 perches
- perch in surveying
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noun
A type of fish that lives in freshwater and has spiny fins.
I caught a large perch in the lake yesterday.
Often appears as...
- catch a perch
- perch fishing
noun
A branch or other place high up where a bird or other animal can sit.
The falcon returned to its perch in the high tree.
Often appears as...
- bird's perch
- owl's perch
verb
To sit on or be at the top of something.
A crow perched on the top of the telephone pole.
Often appears as...
- perch on a branch
- perch on the edge
noun
A unit of measure for length, especially used in surveying.
The lot is 20 perches wide.
Often appears as...
- 20 perches
- perch in surveying
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Freshwater Habitat
Remember that perch specifically refers to freshwater environments, not saltwater.
They went looking for perch in the river.
Pro Tip 2/2Fishing Context
Often used in the context of fishing; useful when discussing catching or cooking fish.
Perch is on the menu after today's successful fishing trip.
Pro Tip 1/2Freshwater Habitat
Remember that perch specifically refers to freshwater environments, not saltwater.
They went looking for perch in the river.
Pro Tip 2/2Fishing Context
Often used in the context of fishing; useful when discussing catching or cooking fish.
Perch is on the menu after today's successful fishing trip.
Pro Tip 1/2Freshwater Habitat
Remember that perch specifically refers to freshwater environments, not saltwater.
They went looking for perch in the river.
Pro Tip 2/2Fishing Context
Often used in the context of fishing; useful when discussing catching or cooking fish.
Perch is on the menu after today's successful fishing trip.
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Filming Birds of...
weeks and then another of four weeks i think we got about five or six in the end in advance of any day's filming we'll have found a site that looks promising you go there sort of midday you say this seems to be a perch where they've been with the help of the local people typically the people
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Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
display area that we call a court so in a patch of forest they find the right spot they remove all the leaf litter they may move away all the small growth and there's something important that all of them have is this horizontal perch that spans the cleared area there
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The rise and fall of the...
Though we still don’t know for sure how many there were, we do know this relatively small group had an outsize impact on the region. Perched on cliffs with sweeping views and safe harbors, seaside fortresses helped the kings control shipping, commerce, and resources.
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How does climate change...
impacted you could be sure that the top is impacted to here scientists perched on marginal sea ice looking at the effects of ocean acidification on on those communities and others looking at the effects on other forms of corals deep-sea corals as numerous as the
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The surprising secrets...
Fortunately, their hovering lets them eat at remarkable angles without perching, consuming food that would otherwise be impossible to reach. Using their long slender bills, they reach deep inside flowers and pump out nectar with their thin grooved tongues.
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
shading underneath them as well as lions a very very important tree definitely given me a new outlook on on these trees and I'll never look at them the same whenever I see when I'm always looking for the elusive spotted cat is perched in the branches
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Vultures Steal Hyena's...
notable perches they're the most cooperative and most social of all vultures they live together in large colonies tucked into the sides of cliffs they mate for life sharing parental duties both parents incubate the egg and they
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Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
see what they do is they perch themselves on trees and they sit and rest and then get active at night but they do occasionally call during the day as I said we did hear him calling in that town we found him this cops owl and
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
Lisa certainly does look comfortable she's found a fantastic perch up in this marula and I think he can get better than that supporting her back legs and the beautiful horizontal branch for her
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A boat carrying 500...
One man approached them with a small baby perched on his shoulder, nine months old -- Malek. He was holding onto a gas canister to stay afloat, and he said to them,
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Filming Birds of...
weeks and then another of four weeks i think we got about five or six in the end in advance of any day's filming we'll have found a site that looks promising you go there sort of midday you say this seems to be a perch where they've been with the help of the local people typically the people
Video examples
Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
display area that we call a court so in a patch of forest they find the right spot they remove all the leaf litter they may move away all the small growth and there's something important that all of them have is this horizontal perch that spans the cleared area there
Video examples
The rise and fall of the...
Though we still don’t know for sure how many there were, we do know this relatively small group had an outsize impact on the region. Perched on cliffs with sweeping views and safe harbors, seaside fortresses helped the kings control shipping, commerce, and resources.
Video examples
How does climate change...
impacted you could be sure that the top is impacted to here scientists perched on marginal sea ice looking at the effects of ocean acidification on on those communities and others looking at the effects on other forms of corals deep-sea corals as numerous as the
Video examples
The surprising secrets...
Fortunately, their hovering lets them eat at remarkable angles without perching, consuming food that would otherwise be impossible to reach. Using their long slender bills, they reach deep inside flowers and pump out nectar with their thin grooved tongues.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
shading underneath them as well as lions a very very important tree definitely given me a new outlook on on these trees and I'll never look at them the same whenever I see when I'm always looking for the elusive spotted cat is perched in the branches
Video examples
Vultures Steal Hyena's...
notable perches they're the most cooperative and most social of all vultures they live together in large colonies tucked into the sides of cliffs they mate for life sharing parental duties both parents incubate the egg and they
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
see what they do is they perch themselves on trees and they sit and rest and then get active at night but they do occasionally call during the day as I said we did hear him calling in that town we found him this cops owl and
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
Lisa certainly does look comfortable she's found a fantastic perch up in this marula and I think he can get better than that supporting her back legs and the beautiful horizontal branch for her
Video examples
A boat carrying 500...
One man approached them with a small baby perched on his shoulder, nine months old -- Malek. He was holding onto a gas canister to stay afloat, and he said to them,
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Beth Ditto
American Musician
When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-so's head, it's tempting to ask your stylist for the same, but do not be fooled. The hair in those fancy photos can be very high maintenance.
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Scott Pelley
American Journalist
The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about it, journalism is one of the pillars on which our society is perched.
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Judy Sheindlin
American Lawyer
They will find somebody younger, somebody funnier, somebody more engaged. As long as the court genre is viable, people are going to be looking for someone to knock me off of my perch.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always alights upon the nearest perch.
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Laurell K. Hamilton
American Writer
I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm getting more attention than I quite know what to do with, though.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.
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Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Indonesian Economist
Revolutions and their aftermaths, of course, are always fluid and fickle times, and the outcome is often perched on a knife's edge.
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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
That's all you do in life: you find your perch, and if it suits you, just carry on. There's nothing Graham Greene about it.
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Emily Dickinson
American Poet
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.
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Samantha Power
Irish Public Servant
Serving in the executive branch is very different than sounding off from an academic perch.
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Beth Ditto
American Musician
When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-so's head, it's tempting to ask your stylist for the same, but do not be fooled. The hair in those fancy photos can be very high maintenance.
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Scott Pelley
American Journalist
The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about it, journalism is one of the pillars on which our society is perched.
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Judy Sheindlin
American Lawyer
They will find somebody younger, somebody funnier, somebody more engaged. As long as the court genre is viable, people are going to be looking for someone to knock me off of my perch.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always alights upon the nearest perch.
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Laurell K. Hamilton
American Writer
I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm getting more attention than I quite know what to do with, though.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.
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Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Indonesian Economist
Revolutions and their aftermaths, of course, are always fluid and fickle times, and the outcome is often perched on a knife's edge.
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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
That's all you do in life: you find your perch, and if it suits you, just carry on. There's nothing Graham Greene about it.
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Emily Dickinson
American Poet
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.
Quote examples
Samantha Power
Irish Public Servant
Serving in the executive branch is very different than sounding off from an academic perch.
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