perch's Usage Examples:

There are a few speckled trout in the mountain streams, but the commoner fish are bass, perch, catfish, crappies, pike, drum buffalo, carp, suckers and eels.

One of the most famous images in American cinema is that of actor Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, a fedora perched on his head.

His choice of feed for the perch swim was two bait droppers of bronze maggots with a few reds among them.

'In this respect it differs from gutta-percha, which, like caoutchouc, is derived from the latices of certain plants.

Oysters, crabs, shrimp and terrapins are also abundant here, and in the inland streams are some pike, perch, trout and catfish.

Here she remained until 317, when, allying herself with Polyperchon, by whom her old enemy had been succeeded in 319, she took the field with an Epirote army; the opposing troops at once declared in her favour, and for a short period Olympias was mistress of Macedonia.

But perchance it would be wisest never to put one's paw into it.

The perchloride, sulphate and pernitrate are strongly astringent; less extensively they are used in chronic discharges from the vagina, rectum and nose, while injected into the rectum they destroy worms.

perched on the mountainsides, which are a delight to explore.

Damian appeared to be waiting for him, perched on the corner of a mahogany desk with his arms crossed.

The salts of the acid are known as the perchlorates, and are all soluble in water; the potassium and rubidium salts, however, are only soluble to a slight extent.

Hilden watched her as she strode to a pitcher of wine perched on the hearth.

They were obliged to use an outhouse that was perched on the banks of the river.

Synonyms:

sit down, roost, sit, rest,

Antonyms:

rise, summerize, winterize, lie, stand,