Perch
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To rest on a perch; to roost. To stay in an elevated position. To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae. Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper. a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated a linear measure of 5.5 yards, equal to a rod, a pole, ¼ chain or 5½ yards; the related square measure a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 x 1.5 x 1 feet a frame used to examine cloth
Pole
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.A type of basic fishing rod.A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting.A unit of length, equal to a perch (¼ chain or 5½ yards).Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).A fixed point relative to other points or lines.A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.In the mathematical field of complex analysis, a pole of a meromorphic function is a certain type of singularity that behaves like the singularity
Example sentence: I don't look back. I don't live my life in the rear-view mirror because, if you do, you're bound to end up wrapped around a pole somewhere.