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perched

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of perch

adjective

  1. not comparable Situated as if balancing above something.
  2. not comparable Occurring above the regional water table. a perched aquifer

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Closest in meaning: alert, perked, perked up, installed, alit, rested, balanced, poised, alighted, sat, roosted, located, mounted, stationed, lodged, settled

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Españolemperchado, aperchado

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@misc{perched_2026,
  title = {perched},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perched},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}