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Definition perch

Etymology 1

From Middle English perche, from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek ????? (p�rk?, �perch�), cognate with ??????? (perkn�s, �dark-spotted�).

Noun

perch (plural perches or perch)

Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:
1. (South Africa) Acanthopagrus berda
2. (Ghana) Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus
3. (Australia) Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeat, Nemadactylus macropterus
4. (US) Kyphosus azureus
5. (Britain) Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus
Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.

Etymology 2

From Middle English perche, from Old French perche, from Latin pertica (�staff�, �long pole�, �measuring rod�).

Noun

perch (plural perches or perch)

a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird
a pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
(figuratively) a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated
(figuratively) a position that is overly elevated or haughty
(dated) a linear measure of 5� yards, equal to a rod, a pole or � chain; the related square measure
a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 � 1.5 � 1 feet
(textiles) a frame used to examine cloth
a bar used to support a candle (especially in a church)

Verb

perch (third-person singular simple present perches, present participle perching, simple past and past participle perched)

(intransitive) To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost.
(intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
(transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
(transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.

Results 335 Words with the letters PERCH

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10 letter words with the letters PERCH ↑

ACROPHOBES 21

ALPHAMERIC 22

AMPHIMACER 24

AMPHOTERIC 21

APHAERETIC 18

APOTHECARY 20

APPROACHED 22

APPROACHES 21

ARCHETYPAL 21

ARCHETYPES 20

ARCHPRIEST 18

ASPHERICAL 19

BEECHDROPS 22

BIOSPHERIC 21

BIRTHPLACE 22

CAMPHORATE 21

CARPOPHORE 21

CENSORSHIP 19

CHAPAREJOS 27

CHAPERONED 20

CHAPERONES 19

CHAPTERING 21

CHIPPERING 24

CHOPPERING 24

CIPHERTEXT 25

CLERKSHIPS 23

CLODHOPPER 23

COMPREHEND 23

COPPERHEAD 22

COPYHOLDER 22

CORYPHAEUS 21

COWPUNCHER 26

CTENOPHORE 19

DECIPHERED 20

DECIPHERER 19

DISPATCHER 19

ECOSPHERES 18

ECTOMORPHS 21

ENCIPHERED 20

ENCIPHERER 19

EPIGRAPHIC 23

EXOSPHERIC 25

GEOGRAPHIC 22

GEOMORPHIC 23

GRAPHEMICS 23

GRAPHOLECT 21

HAIRPIECES 18

HARUSPICES 19

HECTOGRAPH 22

HELICOPTER 19

HEPTACHLOR 21

HERMATYPIC 23

HOROSCOPES 18

HYDROSPACE 21

HYPERACUTE 21

HYPERBARIC 23

HYPERBOLIC 24

HYPERCUBES 24

HYPERGOLIC 23

HYPERMANIC 24

HYPERPNEIC 24

HYPERSONIC 21

HYPERSPACE 23

HYPERTONIC 21

HYPOCENTER 21

HYPOCRITES 20

HYPODERMIC 24

KEYPUNCHER 26

LEPRECHAUN 21

MACROPHAGE 23

MACROPHYTE 23

MARCHPANES 22

METAPHORIC 21

MICROPHAGE 23

MICROPHONE 22

MORPHEMICS 24

NEPHROTICS 19

ORTHOPEDIC 19

PACHYDERMS 24

PACKHORSES 22

PACKTHREAD 23

PARACHUTED 20

PARACHUTES 19

PARCHMENTS 22

PARENCHYMA 24

PARFLECHES 22

PARRITCHES 18

PASTICHEUR 19

PERIPHYTIC 23

PERITHECIA 18

PHARMACIES 21

PHENOCRYST 21

PHYLACTERY 23

PITCHERFUL 23

PLEOCHROIC 22

POLYCHROME 24

PREACHIEST 18

PREACHMENT 22

PRECHECKED 26

PRECHILLED 21

PREETHICAL 19

PREPUNCHED 24

PREPUNCHES 23

PRESCHOOLS 19

PRINCESHIP 22

PRONEPHRIC 22

PROPHECIES 21

PROSTHETIC 18

PURCHASERS 19

RECTORSHIP 18

REPATCHING 21

REPECHAGES 20

REPROACHED 19

REPROACHER 18

REPROACHES 18

REPURCHASE 19

ROCKHOPPER 25

SCHIPPERKE 25

SCRAPHEAPS 21

SEPULCHERS 20

SEPULCHRAL 21

SEPULCHRED 21

SEPULCHRES 20

SHARECROPS 18

SHIPWRECKS 25

SPHERICITY 20

SPHINCTERS 19

SPIROCHETE 18

SPLOTCHIER 19

SUBCHAPTER 22

SUNPORCHES 20

SUPERBITCH 22

SUPERMACHO 22

SUPERTHICK 23

THREEPENCE 19

TOCOPHEROL 19

TOPNOTCHER 19

UPREACHING 22

XEROPHYTIC 27

9 letter words with the letters PERCH ↑

ACROPHOBE 20

ARCHETYPE 19

CAMPHIRES 20

CANEPHORS 18

CHAMPERTY 22

CHAPERONE 18

CHAPERONS 18

CHAPITERS 17

CHAPTERED 18

CHIPPERED 21

CHIRPIEST 17

CHIRRUPED 19

CHOPPERED 21

CIPHERING 20

CLERKSHIP 22

COPPERAHS 20

CORYPHAEI 19

CORYPHEES 19

CYPHERING 22

DECIPHERS 18

ECOSPHERE 17

ECTOMORPH 20

ENCIPHERS 18

EPARCHIES 17

EUTROPHIC 18

GRAPHEMIC 22

HAIRPIECE 17

HEPTARCHS 19

HEPTARCHY 21

HOROSCOPE 17

HYPERACID 20

HYPERCUBE 23

HYPEREMIC 22

HYPEROPIC 22

HYPOCRITE 19

MARCHPANE 21

MORPHEMIC 23

NEPHRITIC 18

NEPHROTIC 18

ORTHOEPIC 17

OUTPREACH 18

PACHYDERM 23

PACKHORSE 21

PARACHUTE 18

PARCHESIS 17

PARCHMENT 21

PARFLECHE 21

PAUNCHIER 19

PENTARCHS 18

PENTARCHY 20

PERCHANCE 21

PHRENETIC 18

PINSCHERS 18

PLETHORIC 18

POECHORES 17

PREACHERS 17

PREACHIER 17

PREACHIFY 22

PREACHILY 20

PREACHING 20

PRECHECKS 24

PRECHILLS 19

PRELAUNCH 20

PRESCHOOL 18

PROPHETIC 20

PROTHETIC 17

PURCHASED 19

PURCHASER 18

PURCHASES 18

REPATCHED 18

REPATCHES 17

REPECHAGE 19

SCRAPHEAP 20

SEPULCHER 19

SEPULCHRE 19

SHARECROP 17

SHIPWRECK 24

SPHERICAL 18

SPHINCTER 18

SUPERCHIC 21

SUPERRICH 18

SURFPERCH 21

UPREACHED 19

UPREACHES 18

8 letter words with the letters PERCH ↑

ASPHERIC 16

CAMPHIRE 19

CANEPHOR 17

CHAMPERS 19

CHAPERON 17

CHAPITER 16

CHAPTERS 16

CHEEPERS 16

CHIPPERS 19

CHIPPIER 19

CHIRPERS 16

CHIRPIER 16

CHOMPERS 19

CHOPPERS 19

CHOPPIER 19

CIPHERED 17

COPPERAH 19

CORYPHEE 18

CYPHERED 19

DECIPHER 17

ENCIPHER 17

EUPHORIC 17

HEPTARCH 18

HERPETIC 16

KREPLACH 21

PARCHESI 16

PARHELIC 17

PATCHERS 16

PATCHIER 16

PEACHERS 16

PEACHIER 16

PENTARCH 17

PERCHERS 16

PERCHING 19

PHREATIC 16

PINCHERS 17

PINSCHER 17

PITCHERS 16

PITCHIER 16

POACHERS 16

POACHIER 16

POECHORE 16

POUCHIER 17

PREACHED 17

PREACHER 16

PREACHES 16

PRECHECK 23

PRECHILL 18

PRECRASH 16

PRELUNCH 19

PREPUNCH 21

PROCHEIN 17

PROPHECY 21

PUNCHERS 18

PUNCHIER 18

PURCHASE 17

REPROACH 16

SCARPHED 17

SERAPHIC 16

SPHERICS 16

7 letter words with the letters PERCH ↑

CERIPHS 15

CHAMPER 18

CHAPTER 15

CHEAPER 15

CHEEPER 15

CHIPPER 18

CHIRPED 16

CHIRPER 15

CHOMPER 18

CHOPPER 18

CIPHERS 15

CYPHERS 17

EPARCHS 15

EPARCHY 17

NEPHRIC 16

PARCHED 16

PARCHES 15

PATCHER 15

PEACHER 15

PERCHED 16

PERCHER 15

PERCHES 15

PHRENIC 16

PINCHER 16

PITCHER 15

POACHER 15

PORCHES 15

PREACHY 17

PUNCHER 17

REPATCH 15

SPHERIC 15

UPREACH 16

6 letter words with the letters PERCH ↑

CERIPH 14

CIPHER 14

CYPHER 16

EPARCH 14

PREACH 14

5 letter words with the letters PERCH ↑

PERCH 13

4 letter words with the letters PERCH ↑

PECH 12

3 letter words with the letters PERCH ↑

CEP 9

HEP 8

HER 5

PEC 9

PEH 8

PER 6

REC 6

REP 6

2 letter words with the letters PERCH ↑

EH 4

ER 2

HE 4

PE 5

RE 2

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