perch on

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perch someone or something on something

to place, seat, or stand someone or something in a place. She perched the little girl on the edge of the tub. Walter perched his hat on the top shelf.

See also: perch

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OWING to the cant of the vessel, the masts hung far out over the water, and from my perch on the cross-trees I had nothing below me but the surface of the bay. Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context "Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious," he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair. Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context "You just perch on that cracker-keg, and I 'll see that you get enough," said Tom, putting a dumbwaiter before her, and issuing his orders with a fine air of authority. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context			penchant pencil pencil in penetrate penetrate into penetrate through penetrate with penny penny ante penny for your thoughts penny saved is a penny earned penny wise and pound foolish penny-wise and pound-foolish pension off people People who live in glass houses People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones people with pep pep up pepper with per per capita perceive as perch perch on percolate through perfect perfect stranger perform perform miracles perform on Perhaps a little later period perish perish from perish in Perish the thought Perish the thought! perish with perk up permeate permeate through permeate with permit permit into permit out permit through permit up permit up to persecute for			perceptual overload Perceptual Quality Measure Perceptual Quotient Perceptual Soundfield Reconstruction perceptual span perceptual span perceptual span perceptual span Perceptual Speech Quality Measure Perceptual Transform Coder - Frequency Modulation Perceptual User Interface Perceptual Video Quality Measure perceptually perceptually Perceptually Impaired Perceptually Weighted Segmental SNR Percesoces Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad Perceval Perceval Perceval, Spencer Perceval, Spencer Percevel Percevoir perch perch perch perch perch perch perch on Perch pest Perch Proshian perch, climbing perch, climbing Percha Percha Dam State Park perchance Perchant Perchaude Perchaude Perchaude Perche Perche Perche Creek Yacht Club perched perched perched perched Perched aquifer Perched aquifer Perched aquifer perched block perched boulder perched groundwater perched lake perched on perched on perched on perched rock perched spring

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