Definition for Perch:

• p[. e]rch, n. a genus of fresh-water fishes.-- adjs. PERCH'- BACKED, shaped like a perch's back; PER'CIFORM, percoid; PER'CINE, perciform; PER'COID, like the perch: pertaining to the perch family. [ Fr. perche-- L. perca-- Gr. perk[= e], a perch, prob. conn. with perknos, spotted.]

Synonyms for Perch:

• n.

  •
  • nest.
  •
  • cradle,
  • balance,
  • posture,
  • anchorage,
  • poise,
  • destination.
  •
  • chatter,
  • flap,
  • cry,
  • cheep,
  • coo,
  • chirp,
  • brood,
  • beat,
  • caw.
  •
  • stand,
  • concentrate,
  • occupy,
  • get,
  • set,
  • belong,
  • exist.
  •
  • pile,
  • put,
  • position.
  •
  • bouillabaisse,
  • bloater,
  • fillet,
  • chowder,
  • filet.
  •
  • collapse,
  • bunk,
  • lay,
  • down,
  • flop.
  •
  • be seated,
  • upright.
  •fish (noun)
  • guppy,
  • flounder,
  • mackerel,
  • haddock,
  • rainbow trout,
  • tarpon,
  • crappie,
  • lamprey,
  • goby,
  • fluke,
  • whitefish,
  • tuna,
  • herring,
  • halibut,
  • hake,
  • marlin,
  • sole,
  • speckled trout,
  • blackfish,
  • salmon,
  • puffer,
  • albacore,
  • sturgeon,
  • eel,
  • Mudfish,
  • pike,
  • gar,
  • sailfish,
  • sea horse,
  • goldfish,
  • bluegill,
  • kipper,
  • Sting ray,
  • anchovy,
  • swordfish,
  • smelt,
  • sunfish,
  • walleye,
  • pickerel,
  • barracuda,
  • bowfin,
  • sardine,
  • turbot,
  • bass,
  • dogfish,
  • char,
  • ray,
  • shark,
  • minnow,
  • trout,
  • hammerhead,
  • carp,
  • flatfish,
  • catfish,
  • grouper.
  •foothold (noun)
  • toehold.
  •perch (noun)
  • landing place,
  • branch,
  • rod,
  • lounge,
  • post.
  •rack (noun)
  • counter,
  • bracket,
  • trestle,
  • ledge,
  • shelf.

• v.

  •abide (verb)
  • room,
  • dwell.
  •alight (verb)
  • come down,
  • descend,
  • get off,
  • dismount.
  •contact (verb)
  • rest.
  •dwell (verb)
  • locate,
  • tenant,
  • quarter.
  •inhabit (verb)
  • park,
  • populate,
  • people.
  •light (verb)
  • settle down,
  • get down.
  •lodge (verb)
  • domicile,
  • board.
  •perch (verb)
  • sit on,
  • land.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • chub,
  • aerie,
  • Koi,
  • rookery,
  • sit.
  •
  • huddled,
  • bream.
  •abide
  • hang out.
  •aviary
  • birdhouse.
  •land
  • alight.
  •light
  • set down.
  •remain
  • bivouac.

Paraphrases for Perch:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pole.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    perche.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    trolley.

Antonyms for Perch:

• v.

  • sit atop of
    move, lower.
  • Other antonyms:
    glide, rise, blast off, take off, fly, plane, ascend, float, soar, climb, wing, hang, hover.

Holonyms for Perch:

• n.

  • animal
    Perciformes, percidae, order Percomorphi, Family Percidae, order Perciformes, Percomorphi.
  • artifact
    roost.
  • food
    European Perch, Perca Flavescens, yellow perch, Perca Fluviatilis.
  • quantity
    furlong.

Hypernym for Perch:

• n.

  • animal
    Percina Tanasi, pike-perch, yellow perch, pike perch, Perca Fluviatilis, snail darter, European Perch, Perca Flavescens.
  • artifact
    roost.

Hyponym for Perch:

• n.

  • animal
    percoid, percoidean, Percoid Fish.
  • artifact
    support.
  • food
    freshwater fish.
  • location
    seat, place.
  • quantity
    area unit, linear measure, square measure, linear unit.

• v.

  • contact
    position, sit down, sit, put, pose, set, lay, place.

Meronym for Perch:

• n.

  • quantity
    yard, pace.