Chapter Pelt to Peril of P by Soule's Synonymes

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.