Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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perch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rest | Yes | No | Yes | No |
perch (noun) | rest (noun) |
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spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) |
any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes | a support on which things can be put |
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) | a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration |
any of numerous fishes of America and Europe | something left after other parts have been taken away |
an elevated place serving as a seat | a state of inaction |
a linear measure of 16.5 feet | euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) |
a square rod of land | a pause for relaxation |
perch (verb) | rest (verb) |
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sit, as on a branch | be at rest |
cause to perch or sit | stay the same; remain in a certain state |
to come to rest, settle | take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
give a rest to | |
not move; be in a resting position | |
sit, as on a branch | |
rest on or as if on a pillow | |
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying | |
be inactive, refrain from acting | |
have a place in relation to something else | |
be inherent or innate in |