perch vs seat

perch and seat both are nouns.

perch and seat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perch	Yes	No	Yes	No
seat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, seat is a hypernym of perch; that is, seat is a word with a broader meaning than perch:

perch: an elevated place serving as a seat
seat: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

Other hypernyms of perch include place.

perch (noun)	seat (noun)
spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes	any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes	furniture that is designed for sitting on
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)	the cloth covering for the buttocks
any of numerous fishes of America and Europe	a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
an elevated place serving as a seat	the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
a linear measure of 16.5 feet	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a square rod of land	a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
	a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
	the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

perch (verb)	seat (verb)
sit, as on a branch	show to a seat; assign a seat for
cause to perch or sit	place or attach firmly in or on a base
to come to rest, settle	place in or on a seat
	provide with seats
	put a seat on a chair
	place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
	be able to seat

Difference between perch and seat

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