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• n  support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
• n  a linear measure of 16.5 feet
• n  a square rod of land
• n  an elevated place serving as a seat
• n  any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
• n  spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
• n  any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
• v  sit, as on a branch
  The birds perched high in the tree
• v  to come to rest, settle
• v  cause to perch or sit
  She perched her hat on her head

• From her perch, she has also taken on social issues and urged others in the industry to do the same.
• The walls are still bare in Larry Summers' West Wing office, a cramped and cluttered perch overlooking the Rose Garden.
• The perch-tilapia takeover has upset the system in other ways as well.

• rod
• pole
• roost
• rest
• alight
• light

News & Articles

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• Skokie superfan has been to 2,152 consecutive Hawks games
  Bob Gertenrich has a strange feeling the Hawks will beat the Bruins in Game 7. You might brush off the prediction if you didn’t know Gertenrich has been absorbing team vibes from his upper deck perch for 2,152 consecutive home games — a record streak the 66-year-old began in 1966 at age 19. Another possible omen: Gertenrich’s birthday falls on June 26, the day of Game 7. “I’d love to see them ...
  June 12, 2013 - Chicago Sun-Times
• McNICHOL: Sun comes out, but rain still a hot topic
  HAVERFORD - It's U.S. Open week, so if you're golf fan, you'd think the first thing you'd do is tune in the Golf Channel, right? You've got Kelly Tilghman, Notah Begay and Tim Rosaforte and the rest of the gang with their perch alongside the East Course at Merion Golf Club. And then you've got the "Morning Drive" crew with Gary Williams, Charlie Rymer, Damon Hack and John Cook in the studio in ...
  June 12, 2013 - The Mercury
• Grosbeaks are the bandana bird
  Beautiful grosbeaks have a pleasing song but can escape our notice as they perch behind the leaves in the tree canopy.
  June 11, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Quotes

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• President Bush in AFP
  Bush said he was not planning an attack, adding: "I'm chuckling, because, you know, from my perch, my perspective, these rumors happen all the time ...... I wouldn't say they're amusing. It's part of the job, I guess."
• Jamie Carragher in International Herald Tribune
  He didn't knock Liverpool off their perch,Carragher said. "Liverpool fell off it. He didn't have to lift a finger against us, let alone give us a shove. Every wound Liverpool has suffered has been self-inflicted. Ferguson's been in the...