PERCH
What does "PERCH" mean?
A bar or branch on which a bird rests; or a freshwater fish of the genus Perca.
Meanings
- A rod, branch, or other support on which a bird rests or roosts. The parrot hopped back onto its perch.
- A high or precarious position or vantage point. From her perch on the cliff she could see the whole bay.
- To sit or rest on or near the edge of something, often high up. He perched on the stool and ordered coffee.
- A spiny-finned freshwater fish of the genus Perca, valued as food. They caught a string of perch off the dock.
- An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards, also called a rod or pole. The deed measured the field in perches and acres. archaic
Did you know?
- The two 'perch' words have nothing to do with each other: a bird's perch comes from Latin 'pertica' (a pole), while the fish comes from the Greek 'perke'.
Word origin
Two roots converge: the bird's bar from Latin 'pertica' (a pole or measuring rod) via Old French 'perche'; the fish from Greek 'perke' (the perch fish), via Latin 'perca'.
Remember it
PERCH: a bird PERCHes; a fisher catches PERCH - same spelling, two worlds.
A little poem
High on the bare wire
the sparrow weighs the whole sky-
then trusts the small leap.
haiku
Wordplay
- The angler and the parrot got into the same argument: both insisted the perch was rightfully theirs.
What it teaches
Every vantage is also a ledge; the higher the view, the more deliberately you must hold on.
Quick facts
What does PERCH mean?
A bar or branch on which a bird rests; or a freshwater fish of the genus Perca.
Is PERCH a valid word?
Yes — PERCH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PERCH?
PERCH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PERCH come from?
Two roots converge: the bird's bar from Latin 'pertica' (a pole or measuring rod) via Old French 'perche'; the fish from Greek 'perke' (the perch fish), via Latin 'perca'.
What can PERCH teach us?
Every vantage is also a ledge; the higher the view, the more deliberately you must hold on.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.