| 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. |
| percipient |
having an acute power of perception or discernment; perceptive. |
| percolate |
to cause (a liquid) to trickle or pass through something porous, such as a filter. [6 definitions] |
| percolator |
a coffee pot that makes coffee by repeatedly forcing boiling water up through a hollow center tube and filtering it through a basket filled with coffee grounds. |
| percussion |
the forceful striking of one usu. hard object against another, esp. when sound is produced on impact. [4 definitions] |
| percussion cap |
a small metal cap containing gunpowder or other charge that explodes when struck. |
| percussion instrument |
a musical instrument, such as a drum, cymbal, xylophone, or piano, in which the sound is produced when some part is struck. |
| percussionist |
a musician who plays percussion instruments. |
| percussive |
of, concerning, or characterized by percussion. |
| percutaneous |
of a medical procedure, done through the skin. |
| per diem |
by the day; per day. [3 definitions] |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. [3 definitions] |
| Perdix |
in Greek mythology, the Athenian who invented the saw and who was turned into a partridge by Athena after Daedalus, in a fit of envy, threw him from a roof. [2 definitions] |
| père |
(French) father. [2 definitions] |