Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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perch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
roost | Yes | No | Yes | No |
perch (noun) | roost (noun) |
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spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes | a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep |
any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes | a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds |
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) | |
any of numerous fishes of America and Europe | |
an elevated place serving as a seat | |
a linear measure of 16.5 feet | |
a square rod of land |
perch (verb) | roost (verb) |
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sit, as on a branch | settle down or stay, as if on a roost |
cause to perch or sit | sit, as on a branch |
to come to rest, settle |