Chapter Perilous to Perverse of P by Soule's Synonymes

Periphrase, n. Circumlocution, circuit of words, roundabout expression, periphrasis.

Periphrasis, n. [L.] See Periphrase.

Periphrastic, Periphrastical, a. Circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect, going round.

Perish, v. n.

1. Decay, waste, wither, shrivel, moulder.

2. Pass away, be destroyed, be ruined, be lost, come to nought, go to destruction.

3. Die, expire, decease, cease to exist, lose life, pass away.

Perishable, a.

1. Destructible, decaying, liable to decay.

2. Dying, mortal, frail.

Perish with cold. Freeze.

Perish with hunger. Starve, famish.

Periwig, n. Wig, peruke, scratch.

Perjured, a. Forsworn, perfidious, false, treacherous, traitorous, lost to shame.

Perjure one’s self. Forswear one’s self, swear falsely, take a false oath, bear false witness, break one’s word, break one’s faith, play false.

Perjury, n. False swearing.

Perk, v. a. Dress, prank, make trim, make smart.

Perk, v. n.

1. Be perk, be proud, be perky, be smart.

2. Peer, look narrowly, look sharply, scan.

Perk, a. Pert, trim, smart, brisk, airy, jaunty, vain, perky.

Perking, a. Sharp, inquisitive, keen.

Perk up. Cheer up, brighten up, bear up, take heart, cast away care.

Perky, a. Perk, trim, jaunty, airy.

Permanence, Permanency, n. Duration, durability, lastingness, continuance, fixedness, stability.