perch

Noun

• any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

• spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

• any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

• an elevated place serving as a seat

• a square rod of land

• a linear measure of 16.5 feet

• support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

Verb

• cause to perch or sit
  • She perched her hat on her head
    

• to come to rest, settle
  • Misfortune lighted upon him
    

• sit, as on a branch
  • The birds perched high in the tree
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  rod , pole , alight , light , roost , rest