perched

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English

Definitions

verb

To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost.“The macaw was perched on Jim's shoulder.”
To stay in an elevated position.
To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
To inspect cloth using a perch.

adjective

Situated as if balancing above something.

Related words

Synonyms

alert perked perked up installed alit rested balanced poised alighted sat roosted located mounted stationed lodged settled

Associated

gaude shrike roquette precariously impermeable atop mountaintop outcrop hilltop overlooking ledge cactus

Rhymes

lurched smirched researched churched searched birched

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