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— English words —

• perch n. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
• perch n. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially…
• perch n. Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
• perch n. A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.
• perch n. A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
• perch n. (Figuratively) A position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated.
• perch n. (Figuratively) A position that is overly elevated or haughty.
• perch n. (Dated) A linear measure of 5+¹⁄₂ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¹⁄₄ chain; the related square measure.
• perch n. A cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet.
• perch n. (Textiles) A frame used to examine cloth.
• perch n. A bar used to support a candle, especially in a church.
• perch n. (Theater) A platform for lights to be directed at the stage.
• perch v. (Intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.
• perch v. (Intransitive) To sit upon the edge of something.
• perch v. (Intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
• perch v. (Transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
• perch v. (Transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.
• Perch prop.n. A surname.
• Perch prop.n. A type of freshwater fish.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • perch n. Alternative form of perche (“pole”).

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• perch n. Baars; is een roofvis die in de zoete wateren voorkomt (Perca fluviatilis).
• perch n. Roesten; (kippen) op stok zitten.
• perch n. Roesten; (biologie) het in groepen doorbrengen van de nacht van vliegend wild.

— English words, defined in French —

• perch n. Perchoir.
• perch n. (Zoologie) Perche, perchaude.
• perch v. Se percher.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• perch s. (Araldica) pesce persico.
• perch s. (Araldica) posatoio per uccelli.

96 English words from 20 English definitions

about advantageous Alternative and Any as␣if bar bird branch candle carriage chain church cloth connecting cubic Dated directed edge elevated equal especially etc examine family feet Figuratively finned fish for fore form frame freshwater gear genus grouper haughty hind inspect intransitive ledge lights linear measure of␣a one order overly perch place platform pole position prominent reach related rest rest␣on rod roost secure Several similar sit sit␣upon something species spiny spring square staff stage stay stay␣in stonework such such␣as support surname taxonomic textiles that that␣is the Theater three Transitive tree type upon used used␣to using which yards

11 English words from 8 foreign definitions

Baars die een het kippen per Perche percher persico van wild

3 foreign words from 20 English definitions

Perca perche Perciformes

19 foreign words from 8 foreign definitions

Araldica biologie doorbrengen groepen nacht Perca perchaude Perchoir pesce Roesten roofvis Se␣percher stok uccelli vliegend voorkomt wateren zitten Zoologie

49 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Perche Percht perched percher perches Perches Perchta perchers perchery perchest percheth perching perchable perchance Percheron perchings perchless perchlike perchloro perch␣pole perch␣stay percheries Percherons perchloric perch␣plate perch␣poles perch␣stays perchlorate perchloride perch␣plates perching␣bird perching␣duck perchlorates perchlorides perching␣birds perchlorinate perchloric␣acid perchlorinated perchlorinates perchromic␣acid perchlorinating perchlorination perchlorinations perchlorobenzene perchlorobenzoic perchloromethane perchloroethylene perchloroethylenes perchlorobenzoic␣acid

152 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

deperched deperches paperchip reperched superchef superchic unperched unperches deperching hyperchaos hyperchess logperches paperchain paper␣chain paperchase paperchips reperching seaperches sea␣perches sunperches supercheap superchefs superchery superchild superchron unperching Clipper␣chip guttapercha gutta-percha gutta␣percha hypercharge Nile␣perches nonperching overperched overperches paperchains paper␣chains paperchases pikeperches pike-perches repercharge supercharge supercherie superchiral superchrons superchurch surfperches chloropercha Clipper␣chips guttaperchas gutta-perchas gutta␣perchas +100 words

27 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

aperch deperch reperch unperch logperch seaperch sea␣perch sunperch Nile␣perch overperch pikeperch pike-perch sandperch sand␣perch surfperch pirate␣perch silver␣perch yellow␣perch American␣perch climbing␣perch European␣perch estuarine␣perch Waigieu␣seaperch fall␣off␣one's␣perch Japanese␣seaperch Japanese␣sea␣perch whitebelly␣sandperch

11 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Erc ERC per PER per- per. Per. perc Perc perc. RCH

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CRE crep HCR rep Rep REP Rep.

23 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

aperch ceriph cherup chipre chypre Chypre cipher copher Copher cypher Cypher eparch EPOCH-R pearch Perche Percht Perich Porche preach preche Precht rechip R-EPOCH

26 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

ceph cher Cher 'cher crep ECHR EHCP EHRC eRCP ERCP hep␣C Herc herp PCHR PCRE pech Pech perc Perc perc. perh prec. RCEP Rech reph RHCP

16 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Kerch Lerch merch Merch. parch peach Peach Pelch perce Perce Percé Percs Percy Perth porch Porch

6 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

pech Pech perc Perc perc. perh

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

pearch Perich

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