Perception, n.
- 1. Seeing, discernment, cognition, apprehension, recognition, perceiving.
- 2. Perceptivity, understanding, apprehension, comprehension, discernment, feeling.
- 3. Sensation, sense, feeling.
Perch, n.
- 1. Pole, staff, rod.
- 2. Roost.
- 3. Elevated position, height.
- 4. Pole, rod, 5½ yards.
- 5. Rod, 1/160 of an acre.
- 6. (Arch.) Bracket, console.
Perch, v.n. Roost, sit on a perch.
Perchance, ad. Perhaps, possibly, by chance, haply, maybe, it may, be, as luck may have it, peradventure, mayhap.
Perchers, n.pl. Insessores, perching birds.
Percolate, v.n. Filter, transude, ooze, exude, strain, drain.
Percolation, n. Filtration, straining.
Per contra. [L.] On the contrary.
Per curiam. [L.] By the court.
Percussion, n.
- 1. Collision, clash, shock, concussion, encounter, crash.
- 2. Vibratory shock.
Percussion-cap, n. Capsule.
Percussion-powder, n. Fulminating powder, detonating powder.