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(verb) sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee" |
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Synonyms: rest, roost |
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Related Words: sit, sit down |
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(verb) cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head" |
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Related Words: lay, place, pose, position, put, set |
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(noun) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes |
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Related Words: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean |
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(noun) spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes |
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Related Words: European perch, Perca flavescens, Perca fluviatilis, Percina tanasi, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, pike perch, pikeperch, snail darter, yellow perch |
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(noun) a branch or rod that serves as a resting place |
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Related Words: roost, support |
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(noun) any of numerous lean-fleshed fishes of America and Europe |
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Related Words: freshwater fish |
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(noun) an elevated place serving as a seat |
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Related Words: place, seat |
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(noun) a square rod of land |
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Synonyms: pole, rod |
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Related Words: area unit, square measure |
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(noun) (British) a linear measure of 16.5 feet |
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Synonyms: pole, rod |
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Related Words: linear unit |
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(verb) to come to rest, settle: "Misfortune lighted upon him." |
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Synonyms: alight, light |
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Related Words: land, set down |
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