Word Finder - perched

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To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost.

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The macaw was perched on Jim's shoulder.

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To stay in an elevated position.

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To place something on (or as if on) a perch.

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To inspect cloth using a perch.

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Situated as if balancing above something.

The fountain's cheerful waterfalls eased him, and he perched on its edge.

Sunny perched on his thigh, purring as he patted her.

Elisabeth perched on the arm of the sofa next to Sarah.

Perched up there, you're more like a bird than a man.

In Hell, Darkyn stood before the hourglass perched on a window sill in his study.

One sat perched on Kiera's bed, watching her sleep.

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

The helo flew over Tim's ranch and mansion, perched on a lake.

She replaced the legging and perched delicately on the loveseat beside Katie.

Chocolates with sugary butterflies perched on top.

The latter is picturesquely perched on a hill, at a height of 1942 ft.

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

She collected what she could find and perched in a chair, reading until sundown, when the hunger pangs hit her again.

He parked himself at a computer, and she perched on a stool beside him.

The kingdom perched on a cliff overlooking an ocean of velvet blue.

Even the crossbow she'd used the other night was clean and perched where she'd found it, loaded once again.

A propane tank perched on concrete blocks looked out of place in the antiquated setting.

Efim, the old coachman, who was the only one the countess trusted to drive her, sat perched up high on the box and did not so much as glance round at what was going on behind him.

Their situation was unsatisfactory not only in the tactical sense, but also from the point of view of keeping the troops supplied, owing to their being perched on ridges with steep gradients behind them.

Britney's fairy sits perched on her lower back.

Andre perched likewise on the sofa and reached out, placing the cool tips of his fingers on her temples.

She perched on a boulder near the entrance, wondering how many nights of Sasha-type treatment she'd take before tossing herself off the cliff.

Rissa felt his eyes on her and perched on the edge of a trunk.

She kept her head low as she walked her horse past scouts perched on boulders and hidden within trees.

Graceful in form and active in motion, sun-birds flit from flower to flower, feeding on small insects which are attracted by the nectar and on the nectar itself; but this is usually done while perched and rarely on the wing as is the habit of humming-birds.

Jackson reluctantly perched himself on the edge of the sofa.

I carefully hopped up onto it mindful of a load of perched boulders.

On all sides, the hussars were busy with the dragoons; one was wounded, but though his face was bleeding, he would not give up his horse; another was perched up behind an hussar with his arms round him; a third was being helped by an hussar to mount his horse.

So while you're perched up on that deer stand, you won't just be wasting your time in the dark, hoping to see the flash of a white tail.

He Traveled to the basement lab and perched next to Toni on a stool at a table bearing something that should've made him lose his appetite.

He strode to the lectern where the massive book was perched.

He perched on the edge of the desk, the fire casting shadows across his perfect, chiseled features.

She flooded the studio with light, then pulled another blank canvas from the closet and perched it on her easel.

Rhyn crossed his arms, irritated.  Kiki trotted from the patio into the house perched on a hill overlooking Tokyo.  He returned ten minutes later with a small briefcase, a jacket and a hard case for his iPad.  Rhyn opened the portal, and the two strode through it, back to the massive tree where Rhyn had lost Toby in the cold, wet French Alps.

Not that he used the front door, but it's where Cat was always perched when he returned.

The principal town is Safed, perched on a white mountain 2700 ft.

Gabriel returned to the Sanctuary in the Caribbean and paced in front of the hourglass perched on the altar.

Perched on a ledge, its gray-brown coat camouflaged against the bluff, stood a bighorn sheep.

It is a large round tower made very conspicuous by the modern lighthouse perched on top.

High perched decking can be a real cause of neighbor dispute.

I was scanning ahead and shouted that we were coming up to a Red-necked falcon perched on a tree.

Eventually I managed to get flight views of a male Rustic, and good views of a perched female - what a relief!

We saw the kestrels perched on the large tree outside the center.

The middle tree has a hole in which is perched the cute baby owl.

Perched on your cousin's roof, truths as fast as stars falls like ripe papaya.

We retrace much of the route across the country to Wangdiphodrang, the site of a monastery perched high above the river.

I finally managed to see a splendid male perched in a tree during the last riverbed walk on 24th near Tambdi Surla.

For good measure, a saltwater swimming pool is perched on the edge of the ocean.

We had good views of a perched Red-headed Vulture and at one point we had Long-billed and White-rumped Vultures circling together for comparison.

Properly constructed perched water table greens with the right specification have lasted for 40 years.