perch

[US]/pɜːtʃ/
[UK]/pɜːrtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a resting place, a type of fish
vi. to fly down and land, to stay
vt. & vi. to sit or place oneself on a high perch.

Phrases & Collocations

bird perch

Example Sentences

Eve perched on the side of the armchair.

a town perched on top of a hill.

A raven perched high in the pine.

Birds perched on the branch.

I like fishing for perch on vacation.

The bird perched on a big branch.

There is a seagull perched atop the mast.

The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside.

The phone was perched precariously on the window ledge.

the weathervane is perched atop the Great Tower.

the fortress is perched on a crag in the mountains.

they sat drinking, perched on the wonky stools.

The child perched the glass on the edge of the counter.

The village is perched on top of a high hill.

birds perching aloft telephone wires.

He perched on a tall stool by the bar.

a herring gull perched on the rails for most of the crossing.

will this knock London off its perch as Europe's leading financial centre?.

he perched on the edge of the bed, a study in confusion and misery.

Real-world Examples

He still gives green sermons from his political perch.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Raven on a wire. A gloomy portent, precariously perched.

Source: BoJack Horseman Season 3

We take my blood bag and strap him to the lancer's perch.

Source: Go blank axis version

She was perched on a tall narrow stool.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

" It's been over a week, " Harry said, looking at Hedwig's deserted perch.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Clumsy Eagle perches shakily on a breaker.

Source: I love phonics.

There's a globe perched on his cupboard.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

Harry had perched the chocolate cakes on the end of the banisters.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The fishing's good, plenty of perch, and bass.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

Sit all the way down. Don't just perch on the chair.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

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