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perches

NOUN

object placed high for sitting on

Synonyms

STRONG

branch lounge pole post roost seat

WEAK

landing place resting place

VERB

sit atop of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alight squat touch down

STRONG

balance land light rest roost settle

WEAK

set down sit on

Antonyms

STRONG

move

WEAK

lower

Example Sentences

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The office used to be one of the few perches prominent enough to attract national attention.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Once inside, the bird perches on a carved head of Pallas before engaging the man in a strange conversation in which it repeats a single dread word.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

So on less desperate days, he perches a bowl of ice cubes in front of a small fan to cool down his dormitory room - what he calls "a homemade air-conditioner".

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Questions remain whether this is The Bench, for the three interchangeable perches were treated equally as they were carted about.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

Everyone fled to his own sleeping-place.The birds jumped on to their perches, the animals settled down in the straw, and the whole farm was asleep in a moment.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell