perch

If a bird rests somewhere, it sits or stands on a branch or another narrow support.

• Birds perch on the fence.
• A sparrow perched on my windowsill.
• The owls were perching in the old tree.

How to use it: perch on something (A robin perched on the gate.); perch in something (The bird perched in a tree.)

Similar words: roost, sit

Common phrases: perch on something, perch in something

To sit or remain in a high position, often on a small or narrow surface.

• We perched on a low wall.
• The village perches above the valley.
• She perched on the edge of her chair.

How to use it: perch on something (He perched on a stool by the counter.); perch above something (The castle perches above the river.)

Similar words: sit

Common phrases: perch on something, perch above something

To put someone or something on a high or narrow surface.

• She perched her hat on her head.
• He perched the child on his shoulders.
• I perched the vase on a narrow shelf.

How to use it: perch someone/something on something (She perched her glasses on the tip of her nose.)

Similar words: place, balance

Common phrases: perch something on, perch someone on

A freshwater fish with a sharp fin on its back, often caught for food.

• We caught a perch in the lake.
• Perch swim near the reeds.
• She cooked the perch with lemon.

Common phrases: catch perch, yellow perch, perch fillets

A branch, bar, or narrow surface where a bird rests.

• The parrot sat on its perch.
• Put two perches inside the cage.
• The owl left its perch at sunset.

Similar words: roost

Common phrases: wooden perch, bird perch, on a perch

A name for several fish that resemble the freshwater fish with a sharp back fin.

• The market sells ocean perch.
• These sea perch live near rocky shores.
• Several different fish are sold as perch.

Common phrases: sea perch, ocean perch, perch species