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] |
peregrinate |
to wander or travel from place to place, esp. by foot. [2 definitions] |
peregrine |
traveling; migratory. |
peregrine falcon |
a very swift falcon whose survival was seriously endangered by the pesticide DDT in the 195s and 1960s. |
peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. [4 definitions] |
perennial |
lasting throughout the year, for many years, or indefinitely; constant. [4 definitions] |
perestroika |
(Russian) restructuring or rebuilding; creating a new structure for an existing thing. |
perfect |
free from mistakes or defects; flawless. [7 definitions] |
perfectible |
able to become or be made perfect. |
perfecting press |
a press that prints both sides of a sheet at the same time. |
perfection |
the state or condition of being without fault or flaw. [3 definitions] |
perfectionism |
the tendency not to be satisfied with less than perfection. [2 definitions] |
perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than perfect performance from herself or himself. [3 definitions] |
perfectly |
in a perfect manner. [2 definitions] |
perfect number |
a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its divisors, including one but excluding itself. |
perfecto |
a standard cigar that is thick in the center and tapers at both ends. |