perches
Where birds rest
Perches are the elevated spots where birds rest or roost, and by extension any high or precarious position where someone sits or stands: The lifeguard watched from her perch above the pool.
As a verb, to perch means to settle or rest in such a position, often temporarily or somewhat precariously: A cat perched on the windowsill.
Perch is also a common freshwater fish with spiny fins, and historically a unit of land measurement equal to about five and a half yards.
Bird's sleeping spot
- aviaryLarge enclosure for birds
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
- canaryYellow caged songbird
- parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
finch · sparrow · robin · budgerigar · cockatoo · macaw · parakeet · lovebird
Projecting horizontal surface
- branchDivision or woody limb
- beamStructural support member
- rafterSloped roof support
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
wire · cliff · precipice · rooftop · windowsill · balcony · tower · steeple
Non-saline aquatic environment
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- walleyeNorth American freshwater gamefish
- bluegillSmall freshwater sunfish
fillet · bait · lure · tackle · sportfish · lake · river · pond
roost
Bird's sleeping spot
parrot · finch · sparrow · robin · budgerigar · cockatoo · macaw · parakeet · lovebird · cockatiel
ledge
Projecting horizontal surface
pole · wire · cliff · precipice · rooftop · windowsill · balcony · tower · steeple · treetop
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- walleyeNorth American freshwater gamefish
bluegill · fillet · bait · lure · tackle · sportfish · lake · river · pond · catch
bracket
Support or category
stand · platform · bar · rod · dowel · peg · rack · holder · swing · trapeze
rod
Thin rigid stick
land · furlong · chain · acre · fathom · yard · measurement · unit · medieval · historical
- Percidswalleye, zander, pikeperch, darters
- pigeon loft partsnesting boxes, nesting box, trap door, feeders, waterers
- pigeon loft suppliesnesting boxes, feeders, waterers, trap doors
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- zoo featuresenclosures, animals, aviary, cages, aquarium
- sitting downtakes a seat, plops, settles, squats, lounges
- perch onSit elevated somewhere
- window perchMounted ledge for pets
- knock someone off their perchDisplace a dominant figure
- ocean perch
- fried perchCooked freshwater fish dish
- sea perchSaltwater fish species