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The Woodstock dove on the iconic poster is really a catbird. And it was originally perched on a flute.
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Meaning of "perched" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERCHED

perched  [pɜːtʃt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERCHED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perched is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERCHED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of perched in the English dictionary

The definition of perched in the dictionary is sitting down or placed on the edge or tip of somethingto be perched on sth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERCHED


arched
ɑːtʃt
bleached
bliːtʃt
debauched
dɪˈbɔːtʃt
parched
pɑːtʃt
researched
rɪˈsɜːtʃt
scorched
skɔːtʃt
starched
stɑːtʃt
unarched
ʌnˈɑːtʃt
unbleached
ʌnˈbliːtʃt
unbreached
ʌnˈbriːtʃt
undebauched
ˌʌndɪˈbɔːtʃt
unimpeached
ˌʌnɪmˈpiːtʃt
unreached
ʌnˈriːtʃt
unscorched
ʌnˈskɔːtʃt
unsearched
ʌnˈsɜːtʃt
unsmirched
ʌnˈsmɜːtʃt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERCHED

perceptively
perceptiveness
perceptivity
perceptual
perceptual defence
perceptual mapping
perceptually
Perceval
perch
perchance
percher
percheries
Percheron
perchery
perchlorate
perchloric acid
perchloride
perchloroethene
perchloroethylene
perciform

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERCHED

botched
detached
drenched
entrenched
etched
high-pitched
mismatched
notched
outstretched
patched
pinched
pitched
poached
ruched
stretched
thatched
touched
unmatched
untouched
wretched

Synonyms and antonyms of perched in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERCHED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «perched» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of perched
alight · balance · branch · land · place · pole · post · put · rest · resting place · roost · settle · sit

Translation of «perched» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERCHED

Find out the translation of perched to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perched from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perched» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

栖息
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encaramado
570 millions of speakers

English

perched
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैठे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تطفو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взгромоздился
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

empoleirado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perched
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perché
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertengger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thront
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자리 잡고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perched
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngồi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாங்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खंबीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tünemiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arroccato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siedzący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

видерся
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cocoțat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκαρφαλωμένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppflugen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perched
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perched

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERCHED»

The term «perched» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.048 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERCHED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «perched» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «perched» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perched

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4 QUOTES WITH «PERCHED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perched.
1
Shawn Amos
The Woodstock dove on the iconic poster is really a catbird. And it was originally perched on a flute.
2
Laurell K. Hamilton
I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm getting more attention than I quite know what to do with, though.
3
Victor Hugo
Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.
4
Scott Pelley
The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about it, journalism is one of the pillars on which our society is perched.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERCHED»

Discover the use of perched in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perched and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Perched-in Soul: An Odd Romance
A terribly wonded Marine Corps veteran struggles to find hope after losing his job, his wife, and his dog.
Jonathan Pearce, 2006
2
An Application of OSL Dating to Test the Perched-dune Model ...
The studies of the 1990s indicate that large coastal dunes can be subdivided into high-perched systems that mantle glacial headlands and low-perched dunes that cover topographically lower lake plains (Arbogast, 2009). Radiocarbon dating ...
Bradley Ethan Blumer, 2008
3
Perched on the Rails
Autobiographical account of life in the Australian outback from 1945 to the 1980s, describing aspects such as the changes made by technology and including anecdotes about the people and animals encountered by the author.
Bruce Paterson, 1993
4
Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Spine and Peripheral Nerves
Spine and Peripheral Nerves Richard Glenn Fessler, Laligam N. Sekhar. Posterior Exposure and Release of Locked/ Perched Facets Kirk Wayne Jobe Figure 33-1 Inferior lip of the C4 facet translated up. ♢ Indications ♢ Contraindications ...
Richard Glenn Fessler, Laligam N. Sekhar, 2011
5
Soil survey
Grenada: GrB Hayti: Ha Henry: He Severe: poorly drained; perched seasonal high water table; very slow permeability; clayey surface layer; poor trafficability. Severe: poorly drained _ Slight Severe: somewhat poorly drained; perched seasonal ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1977
6
Site Assessment and Remediation Handbook, Second Edition
Recharge of perched water to the outwash units may occur in several ways. The primary source of recharge is anticipated to be the release of connate water from overlying glacial till units. Another source of perched water may result from ...
Martin N. Sara, 2003
7
Soil survey
Moderate: seasonal perched water table. Moderate: seasonal perched water table. Moderate: seasonal perched water table. Moderate: seasonal perched water table. Moderate: seasonal perched water table. Moderate: seasonal perched ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1973
8
The American Crow and the Common Raven
Jollie (1976) states that crows are particularly given to mobbing perched hawks. Bildstein (1982) agrees that passerines often mob perched hawks, but he found that they never mob perched harriers, the distinction being that harriers, unlike ...
Lawrence Kilham, 1990
9
Geologic and hydrogeologic framework of the Espanola Basin ...
GEOLOGIC SETTING OF DEEP PERCHED GROUNDWATER BENEATH THE PAJARITO PLATEAU BROXTON, David E., Hydrology, Geochemistry, and Geology Group, EES-6, MS T003, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM ...
Mark R. Hudson
10
Plans and Practices for Groundwater Protection at the Los ...
FIGURE 4.2 Perched flow is redirected by a finer geologic strata. When the percolating water ponds at a geologic heterogeneity, preferential flow may occur in the underlying formation. The complicated hydrology beneath LANL could make ...
Committee for the Technical Assessment of Environmental Programs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERCHED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perched is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Office Workers Race Through London Streets to Save Cat Perched
The hectic highway view from the window of the Folio London leasing agency turned into one straight out of a Hollywood movie when ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
2
Review: A delightful 'Return Flight' from Pittsburgh New Music …
Perched at a piano in the clock's center, Mr. Wu anchored the show. His articulation, crisp and playful, set a lighthearted tone. If anything, I ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Conor Neville: The maligned 'system' due a break for one week
The Irish football team would be sailing along under the watchful eye of George Hamilton perched up in the gantry, racking up victory after ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
4
How Russia's Notorious Artist Convinced His Interrogator to Switch …
... Pavlensky cut his earlobe with a chef's knife while perched on the roof of Moscow's most infamous psychiatric facility, the Serbsky Institute. «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
5
A Roman-themed garden in Wellington
Instead of skirting the outhouse, we now step out onto an elegant loggia, perched dramatically above the greenery of a park. Wide painted ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
Susiya's struggle lays bare Israel's colonial agenda for Palestine
Perched on a ridge in the rolling hills south of the ancient city of Hebron, Susiya is under threat of demolition by Israel. The 300 people that call ... «The National, Jul 15»
7
On the market: Oregon beach houses (photos)
For this week's real estate gallery, we show homes on the market or recently sold that are perched on oceanfront property. First up: 15520 ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Baldivis, 24 Brennan Promenade - From $635000
Built by APG Homes, the two-storey Georgian manor-inspired design is perched in a wonderful spot in Settlers Hills, with unobstructed views all ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jul 15»
9
For Obama, a Kenyan homecoming, and a pointed message
One woman stood by a wheelbarrow filled with sacks; others perched on balconies, simply staring at the spectacle of the armored presidential ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Sen. Fran Pavley: A quiet force in the climate storm
... the impacts to California, nationally and the world,” Pavley, 66, told the panel of lawmakers, making eye contact over the glasses perched at ... «89.3 KPCC, Jul 15»

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