| perambulator |
a baby carriage or stroller. |
| per annum |
by the year; annually. |
| percale |
a tightly woven cotton fabric used esp. to make bed linens. |
| per capita |
for each unit of population; per person. |
| perceivable |
capable of being known by means of the senses; perceptible. |
| perceive |
to become aware of by means of the senses. [2 definitions] |
| perceived |
as it seems in the mind; supposed. |
| percent |
one part or unit of each hundred, or a fraction expressed as parts of a hundred. (abbr.: pct.) [3 definitions] |
| percentage |
some portion of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts. [3 definitions] |
| percentile |
in statistics, any one of one hundred equal-sized groups into which a great number of test scores or other data are divided for the purpose of ranking. |
| percept |
something perceived by the senses. [2 definitions] |
| perceptible |
capable of being perceived. |
| perception |
that which is received through the senses. [3 definitions] |
| perceptive |
having keen perception, insight, or intuitive understanding. [2 definitions] |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| perch1 |
a rod, branch, or the like on which birds sit. [6 definitions] |
| perch2 |
any of various edible freshwater fishes that have spiny fins. [2 definitions] |
| perchance |
in literary use, maybe or possibly; perhaps. |
| Percheron |
any of a breed of large draft horse, usu. gray or black. |
| perchlorate |
a salt or ester of perchloric acid. |
| perchloric acid |
a strong acid of hydrogen, chlorine, and oxygen that is unstable in some conditions, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used as a catalyst and in explosives. |