| PERCH | • perch n. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. • perch n. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially… • perch n. Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper. |
| PERCHED | • perched v. Simple past tense and past participle of perch. • perched adj. Situated as if balancing above something. • PERCH v. to sit in an elevated place. |
| PERCHER | • percher n. One who fishes for perch. • percher n. One that perches. • percher n. A bird that is perching or that regularly perches. |
| PERCHES | • perches n. Plural of perch. • perches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perch. • Perches prop.n. A commune in northeastern Haiti. |
| PERCHERS | • perchers n. Plural of percher. • PERCHER n. one who perches. |
| PERCHERY | • perchery n. A series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production. • PERCHERY n. a barn where hens are free to perch. |
| PERCHING | • perching v. Present participle of perch. • perching n. The act of something that perches. • perching n. (Textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing. |
| PERCHANCE | • perchance adv. Perhaps; by chance. • PERCHANCE adv. by chance, as it may happen. |
| PERCHERON | • Percheron n. A draught horse of a large, strong, usually dapple-grey breed originating in Perche, a former district of France. • PERCHERON n. (French) a draught-horse of a breed originating in La Perche in Normandy. |
| PERCHINGS | • perchings n. Plural of perching. • PERCHING n. a method of softening leather. |
| PERCHERIES | • percheries n. Plural of perchery. • PERCHERY n. a barn where hens are free to perch. |
| PERCHERONS | • Percherons n. Plural of Percheron. • PERCHERON n. (French) a draught-horse of a breed originating in La Perche in Normandy. |
| PERCHLORIC | • perchloric adj. (Chemistry) Describing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine. • PERCHLORIC adj. containing more oxygen than chloric acid, esp. applied to an oily explosive acid, HClO4. |
| PERCHLORATE | • perchlorate n. (Chemistry) any salt of perchloric acid; used in pyrotechnics and as powerful oxidizing agents. • PERCHLORATE n. a salt or ester of perchloric acid. |
| PERCHLORIDE | • perchloride n. (Chemistry) A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series. • PERCHLORIDE n. a chloride that contains more chlorine than other chlorides of the same element. |
| PERCHLORATES | • perchlorates n. Plural of perchlorate. • PERCHLORATE n. a salt or ester of perchloric acid. |
| PERCHLORIDES | • perchlorides n. Plural of perchloride. • PERCHLORIDE n. a chloride that contains more chlorine than other chlorides of the same element. |
| PERCHLOROETHENE | • PERCHLOROETHENE n. a chlorine-carbon compound widely used for the dry cleaning of fabrics. |