ironServices.com

English Dictionary

  • Hide translation

 perch perch /ˈpɝːtʃ/

noun

  1. () Support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)  ( perch )
    support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
  2. Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes  ( perch )
    any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
  3. Spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes  ( perch )
    spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
     Anglers often enjoy catching perch in the freshwater lakes.
    Anglers often enjoy catching perch in the freshwater lakes.
  4. Any of numerous fishes of America and Europe  ( perch )
    any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
  5. An elevated place serving as a seat  ( perch )
    an elevated place serving as a seat
  6. A square rod of land  ( perch , pole , rod )
    a square rod of land
  7. [Archaic, British] A linear measure of 16.5 feet  ( perch [Archaic, British] , pole [British] , rod [British] )
    a linear measure of 16.5 feet

verb

  1. () Sit, as on a branch  ( rest , roost , perch )
    sit, as on a branch
     The birds perched high in the tree
    The birds perched high in the tree
  2. Cause to perch or sit  ( perch )
    cause to perch or sit
     She perched her hat on her head
    She perched her hat on her head
  3. To come to rest, settle  ( perch , alight , light )
    to come to rest, settle
     Misfortune lighted upon him
    Misfortune lighted upon him


 Allhallows Eve Allhallows Eve /ˈɔːlˌhæloʊz iv/

noun

  1. The evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people  ( Allhallows Eve , Hallowe'en , Halloween )
    the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
     I'm going to dress up as a witch for Halloween this year and hand out candy to trick-or-treaters
    I'm going to dress up as a witch for Halloween this year and hand out candy to trick-or-treaters


 subatomic particle subatomic particle /ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk ˈpɑːrtɪkl/

noun

  1. A body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions  ( subatomic particle , particle )
    a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
      The physicist accelerated particles in the particle accelerator, unraveling the secrets of the universe at a microscopic level.
    The physicist accelerated particles in the particle accelerator, unraveling the secrets of the universe at a microscopic level.


 cutaway cutaway /ˈkʌtəweɪ/

noun

  1. A man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees  ( cutaway )
    a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees
     His cutaway coat made him stand out at the formal event.
    His cutaway coat made him stand out at the formal event.
  2. A representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts  ( cutaway , cutaway drawing , cutaway model )
    a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts