sit+on+a+perch

  • 21perch — 1 noun (C) 1 a branch, stick, rod etc where a bird sits, especially in a bird cage 2 informal a high place where a person sits or where a building is placed: From our perch on the hill, we can see the whole city. 3 a fish that lives in lakes and… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22perch — Synonyms and related words: abide, abut on, alight, anchor, aviary, be based on, be seated, bear on, berth, bestraddle, bestride, billet at, bird cage, birdhouse, bivouac, bunk, burrow, camp, climb down, cohabit, colonize, columbary, come to… …

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  • 23sit — Synonyms and related words: be gravid, be knocked up, be pregnant, be seated, be with child, breed, brood, bum around, call together, carry, carry young, clock, convene, convoke, cover, do nothing, ensconce, gestate, goof off, hang around, hatch …

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  • 24perch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rest, roost, nest, seat. v. i. poise, place, roost, settle, alight, sit. See location, abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. seat, pole, landing place; see roost . v. Syn. roost, settle down, land; see rest… …

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  • 25perch — pÉœrtʃ /pɜː n. branch; position, standing; safe place; type of spiny fish found in European and North American waters v. sit on a rod; sit on a branch; alight, land (Slang); seat, sit; position, make stand …

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  • 26perch — 1. noun the chicken s perch Syn: pole, rod, branch, roost, rest, resting place 2. verb 1) three swallows perched on the telegraph wire Syn: roost, sit, rest; alight, settle, land …

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  • 27sit down — Synonyms and related words: anchor, be seated, billet at, bivouac, boycott, burrow, camp, colonize, come to anchor, domesticate, drop anchor, ensconce, establish residence, go on strike, go out, hive, hold out, inhabit, keep house, light, live at …

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  • 28sit on — Synonyms and related words: abut on, adopt, appropriate, arrogate, asphyxiate, assume, bawl out, be based on, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, black out, bottle up, censor, chew, chew ass, chew out, choke off, clamp down on, colonize, conquer, cork …

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  • 29sit — v 1. seat oneself, be seated, Sl. take a load off one s feet, plop down; squat, crouch, hunker down, perch, roost; straddle, sit astride, bestride, bestraddle; repose, lean, recline, loll, lounge, sprawl; (all of a hen) brood, incubate, cover,… …

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  • 30sit — verb 1) you d better sit down Syn: take a seat, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, flop; informal take the load off one s feet; Brit.; informal take a pew 2) she sat the package on the table Syn: put, place …

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