Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 45
Perpendicular (n.) (Geom.) 垂線；垂直面 [C]；垂直的位置 [the S] A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.
Perpendicular (a.) 垂直的，成直角的，正交的 [F] [（+to）]；直立的；險陡的；【建】（常大寫）垂直式的；【俚】（人）站立的 Intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" [ant: oblique, parallel].
Perpendicular (a.) At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" [syn: vertical, perpendicular] [ant: horizontal, inclined].
Perpendicular (a.) Extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff".
Perpendicular (n.) A straight line at right angles to another line.
Perpendicular (n.) A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting [syn: perpendicular, perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture].
Perpendicular (n.) A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point [syn: plumb line, perpendicular].
Perpendicular (n.) An extremely steep face.
Perpendicularity (n.) The quality or state of being perpendicular.
Perpendicularity (n.) The relation of opposition between things at right angles [syn: orthogonality, perpendicularity, orthogonal opposition].
Perpendicularity (n.) The quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon).
Perpendicularly (adv.) In a perpendicular manner; vertically.
Perpendicularly (adv.) Straight up or down without a break [syn: sheer, perpendicularly].
Perpendicularly (adv.) In a perpendicular manner; "this red line runs perpendicularly to the green line".
Compare: Perpender
Perpender (n.) (Masonry) A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also perbend, perpend stone, and perpent stone.
Perpend stone () See Perpender.
Perpension (n.) Careful consideration; pondering. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Perpensity (n.) Perpension. [Obs.]
Perpent stone () See Perpender.
Perpession (n.) Suffering; endurance. [Obs.] -- Bp. Pearson.
Perpetrable (a.) Capable of being perpetrated. -- R. North.
Perpetrated (imp. & p. p.) of Perpetrate.
Perpetrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perpetrate.
Perpetrate (v. t.) To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed.
What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. -- Young.
Perpetrate (v.) Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: perpetrate, commit, pull].
Perpetration (n.) The act of perpetrating; a doing; -- commonly used of doing something wrong, as a crime.
Perpetration (n.) The thing perpetrated; an evil action.
Perpetration (n.) The act of committing a crime [syn: perpetration, commission, committal].
Perpetrator (n.) [L.] One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offense or crime.
Perpetrator (n.) Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing [syn: perpetrator, culprit].
Perpetuable (a.) Capable of being perpetuated or continued.
Varieties are perpetuable, like species. -- Gray.
Perpetual (a.) Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous.
Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. -- Shak.
Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. -- Milton.
Circle of perpetual apparition, or Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle.
Perpetual calendar, A calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for any month or year.
Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), A curacy in which all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. -- Blackstone.
Perpetual motion. See under Motion.
Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw.
Syn: Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant.
Compare: Tax
Tax (n.) A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority. Specifically:
Tax (n.) (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government.
A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors, proverbially the most rapacious. -- Macaulay.
Tax (n.) (b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.
Note: Taxes are annual or perpetual, direct or indirect, etc.
Tax (n.) (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses.
Tax (n.) A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
Tax (n.) A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health.
Tax (n.) Charge; censure. [Obs.] -- Clarendon.
Tax (n.) A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] -- Johnson.
Tax cart, A spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.]
Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate; assessment; exaction; custom; demand.
Perpetual (a.) Continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing].
Perpetual (a.) Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting].
Perpetual. () That which is to last without limitation as to time; as, a perpetual statute, which is one without limit as to time, although not expressed to be so.
Perpetual (a.) 永久的，永恆的；長期的 Continuing for ever in the same way.
// They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered.
// He has hard, cold eyes and his mouth is set in a perpetual sneer.
// A perpetual student.
Perpetual (a.) 不斷重複的；永無休止的 Often repeated.
// Perpetual vandalism.
Perpetually (adv.) In a perpetual manner; constantly; continually.
The Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of standard for language. -- Swift.
Perpetually (adv.) Everlastingly; for all time; "rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase
Perpetually (adv.) Without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" [syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly].
Perpetualty (n.) The state or condition of being perpetual. [Obs.] -- Testament of Love.
Perpetuance (n.) Perpetuity. [Obs.]
Perpetuated (imp. & p. p.) of Perpetuate.
Perpetuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perpetuate.
Perpetuate (v. t.) 使永久存在；使不朽 To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize. -- Addison. -- Burke.
Perpetuate (a.) Made perpetual; perpetuated. [R.] --Southey.
Perpetuate (v.) Cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth".
Perpetuation (n.) 永存；不朽 The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time; continuance. -- Sir T. Browne.
Perpetuation (n.) The act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening].
Perpetuity (n.) 永遠；永存；不滅 [U]；【律】永久所有權；終生養老金 [C] The quality or state of being perpetual; as, the perpetuity of laws. -- Bacon.
A path to perpetuity of fame. -- Byron.
The perpetuity of a single emotion is insanity. -- I. Taylor.
Perpetuity (n.) Something that is perpetual. -- South.
Perpetuity (n.) Endless time. "And yet we should, for perpetuity, go hence in debt." -- Shak.
Perpetuity (n.) (Annuities) The number of years in which the simple interest of any sum becomes equal to the principal.
Perpetuity (n.) (Annuities) The number of years' purchase to be given for an annuity to continue forever.
Perpetuity (n.) (Annuities) A perpetual annuity.
Perpetuity (n.) (Law) Duration without limitations as to time.
Perpetuity (n.) (Law) The quality or condition of an estate by which it becomes inalienable, either perpetually or for a very long period; also, the estate itself so modified or perpetuated.
Perpetuity (n.) Eternity ; the quality or state of continuing forever.
Perpetuity (n.) The property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) [syn: {perpetuity}, {sempiternity}].
Perpetuity, () Estates. Any limitation tending to take the subject of it out of commerce for a longer period than a life or lives in being, and twenty-one years beyond; and in case of a posthumous child, a few months more, allowing for the term of gestation; Randall on Perpetuities, 48; or it is such a limitation of property as renders it unalienable beyond the period allowed by law. Gilbert on Uses, by Sugden, 260, note. 2. Mr. Justice Powell, in Scattergood v. Edge, 12 Mod. 278, distinguished perpetuities into two sorts, absolute and qualified; meaning thereby, as it is apprehended, a distinction between a plain, direct and palpable perpetuity, and the case where an estate is limited on a contingency, which might happen within a reasonable compass of time, but where the estate nevertheless, from the nature of the limitation, might be kept out of commerce longer than was thought agreeable to the policy of the common law. But this distinction would not now lead to a better understanding or explanation of the subject; for whether an estate be so limited that it cannot take effect, until a period too much protracted, or whether on a contingency which may happen within a moderate compass of time, it equally falls within the line of perpetuity and the limitation is therefore void; for it is not sufficient that an estate may vest within the time allowed, but the rule requires that it must. Randall on Perp. 49. Vide Cruise, Dig. tit. 32, c. 23; 1 Supp. to Ves. Jr. 406; 2 Ves. Jr. 357; 3 Saund. 388 h. note; Com. Dig. Chancery, 4 G 1; 3 Chan. Cas. 1; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1890.
Perplexed (imp. & p. p.) of Perplex.
Perplexing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perplex.
Perplex (v. t.) 使困惑；使費解；使複雜化；使難辦 To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts.
No artful wildness to perplex the scene. -- Pope.
What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view. -- Locke.
Perplex (v. t.) To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.
We are perplexed, but not in despair. -- 2 Cor. iv. 8.
We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind. -- Locke.
Perplex (v. t.) To plague; to vex; to tormen. -- Glanvill.
Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle; bewilder; confuse; distract. See {Embarrass}.
Perplex (a.) Intricate; difficult. [Obs.] -- Glanvill.
Perplex (v.) Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me -- I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}].
Perplex (v.) Make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" [syn: {complicate}, {perplex}] [ant: {simplify}].
Perplexed (a.) Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. -- Per*plex"ed*ly, adv. -- Per*plex"ed*ness, n.
Perplexed (a.) Full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" [ant: unperplexed].
Perplexing (a.) Embarrassing; puzzling; troublesome. "Perplexing thoughts." -- Milton.
Perplexing (a.) Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn: confusing, perplexing, puzzling].
Perplexities (n. pl. ) of Perplexity
Perplexity (n.) 困惑，茫然 [U]；使人困惑的事情 [C]；雜亂狀態；糾纏，扭結 [U] The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt.
By their own perplexities involved, They ravel more. -- Milton.
Perplexity (n.) Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity.
Perplexity (n.) The geometric mean of the number of words which may follow any given word for a certain lexicon and grammar.
Perplexiveness (n.) The quality of being perplexing; tendency to perplex. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Perplexly (adv.) Perplexedly. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Perpotation (n.) The act of drinking excessively; a drinking bout. [Obs.]
Perquisite (n.) 額外補貼；臨時津貼；特權 Something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered; especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service ; the use of a company automobile or other company property.
Syn: perk.
The pillage of a place taken by storm was regarded as the perquisite of the soldiers. -- Prescott.
The best perquisites of a place are the advantages it gaves a man of doing good. -- Addison.
Perquisite (n.) pl. (Law) Things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent. -- Mozley & W.
Perquisite (n.) An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" [syn: fringe benefit, perquisite, perk].
Perquisite (n.) A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" [syn: prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right].
Perquisited (a.) Supplied with perquisites. [Obs.] "Perquisited varlets frequent stand." -- Savage.
Perquisition (n.) 徹底的搜查；詳細的詢問 A thorough inquiry of search. [R.] -- Berkeley.
Perradial (a.) (Zool.) Situated around the radii, or radial tubes, of a radiate.
Perrie (n.) Precious stones; jewels. [Obs.] [Written also perre, perrye, etc.] -- Chaucer.
Perrier (n.) (Mil.) A short mortar used formerly for throwing stone shot. -- Hakluyt.
Perrier (prop.) (n.) The name of a brand of bottled mineral water; a glass or bottle of such water; as, I'll have a Perrier.
Compare: Paroquet
Paroquet (n.) (Zool.) Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet.]
Paroquet auk or Paroquet auklet (Zool.), A small auk ({Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk.
Perroquet (n.) [F.] (Zool.) See Paroquet, Parakeet.
Perruque (n.) [F.] See Peruke.
Perruquier (n.) [F.] A marker of perukes or wigs.
Perry (n.) A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider. -- Mortimer.
Perry (n.) A suddent squall. See Pirry. [Obs.]
Perry (n.) United States philosopher (1876-1957) [syn: Perry, Ralph Barton Perry].
Perry (n.)United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858) [syn: Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry].
Perry (n.) United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry].
Perry (n.) A fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider.
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) :
Perry -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000): 29390
Housing Units (2000): 12741
Land area (2000): 342.150407 sq. miles (886.165449 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.487231 sq. miles (1.261922 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 342.637638 sq. miles (887.427371 sq. km)
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.247531 N, 83.204725 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, KY
Perry County
Perry County, KY
Perry -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000): 23094
Housing Units (2000): 9457
Land area (2000): 440.961050 sq. miles (1142.083828 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 5.850928 sq. miles (15.153833 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 446.811978 sq. miles (1157.237661 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 38.054426 N, 89.349016 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, IL
Perry County
Perry County, IL
Perry -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000): 18899
Housing Units (2000): 8223
Land area (2000): 381.394033 sq. miles (987.805969 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.947109 sq. miles (12.812953 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 386.341142 sq. miles (1000.618922 sq. km)
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 38.012306 N, 86.695887 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, IN
Perry County
Perry County, IN
Perry -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000): 18132
Housing Units (2000): 7815
Land area (2000): 474.667621 sq. miles (1229.383442 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 9.608941 sq. miles (24.887043 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 484.276562 sq. miles (1254.270485 sq. km)
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 37.709917 N, 89.837773 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, MO
Perry County
Perry
County, MO
Perry -- U.S. County in Mississippi
Population (2000): 12138
Housing Units (2000): 5107
Land area (2000): 647.177454 sq. miles (1676.181841 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.022119 sq. miles (7.827251 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 650.199573 sq. miles (1684.009092 sq. km)
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 31.214610 N, 88.990953 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, MS
Perry County
Perry County, MS
Perry -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000): 34078
Housing Units (2000): 13655
Land area (2000): 409.776952 sq. miles (1061.317388 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.815737 sq. miles (7.292726 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 412.592689 sq. miles (1068.610114 sq. km)
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.735945 N, 82.219290 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, OH
Perry County
Perry County, OH
Perry -- U.S. County in Tennessee
Population (2000): 7631
Housing Units (2000): 4115
Land area (2000): 414.894163 sq. miles (1074.570904 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 8.001719 sq. miles (20.724357 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 422.895882 sq. miles (1095.295261 sq. km)
Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location: 35.635600 N, 87.868182 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, TN
Perry County
Perry County, TN
Perry -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 43602
Housing Units (2000): 18941
Land area (2000): 553.516939 sq. miles (1433.602230 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.249344 sq. miles (5.825775 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 555.766283 sq. miles (1439.428005 sq. km)
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.422623 N, 77.184008 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, PA
Perry County
Perry County, PA
Perry -- U.S. County in Alabama
Population (2000): 11861
Housing Units (2000): 5406
Land area (2000): 719.483766 sq. miles (1863.454321 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.593117 sq. miles (11.896118 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 724.076883 sq. miles (1875.350439 sq. km)
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.613284 N, 87.334017 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, AL
Perry County
Perry County, AL
Perry -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 10209
Housing Units (2000): 4702
Land area (2000): 550.943728 sq. miles (1426.937645 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 9.528556 sq. miles (24.678846 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 560.472284 sq. miles (1451.616491 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 34.982668 N, 92.861630 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, AR
Perry County
Perry County, AR
Perry, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 666
Housing Units (2000): 431
Land area (2000): 1.227252 sq. miles (3.178567 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.033191 sq. miles (0.085963 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.260443 sq. miles (3.264530 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57080
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.428413 N, 91.671021 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 63462
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, MO
Perry
Perry, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000): 314
Housing Units (2000): 124
Land area (2000): 0.423037 sq. miles (1.095662 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.423037 sq. miles (1.095662 sq. km)
FIPS code: 54650
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 35.046137 N, 92.795373 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72125
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, AR
Perry
Perry, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 3945
Housing Units (2000): 1764
Land area (2000): 2.260984 sq. miles (5.855922 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.112087 sq. miles (0.290305 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.373071 sq. miles (6.146227 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57243
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 42.716876 N, 78.004582 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 14530
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, NY
Perry
Perry, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
Population (2000): 6847
Housing Units (2000): 3073
Land area (2000): 9.286975 sq. miles (24.053154 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.286975 sq. miles (24.053154 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56150
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.114311 N, 83.582609 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 32347
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, FL
Perry
Perry, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 9602
Housing Units (2000): 4053
Land area (2000): 16.421829 sq. miles (42.532340 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000353 sq. miles (0.000914 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 16.422182 sq. miles (42.533254 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60340
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 32.464940 N, 83.721163 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 31069
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, GA
Perry
Perry, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 1195
Housing Units (2000): 438
Land area (2000): 2.180007 sq. miles (5.646193 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.180007 sq. miles (5.646193 sq. km)
FIPS code: 61882
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 41.759121 N, 81.138321 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 44081
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, OH
Perry
Perry, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 5230
Housing Units (2000): 2493
Land area (2000): 6.080732 sq. miles (15.749023 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.754236 sq. miles (1.953461 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.834968 sq. miles (17.702484 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58250
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.291424 N, 97.291144 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73077
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, OK
Perry
Perry, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 437
Housing Units (2000): 222
Land area (2000): 0.382164 sq. miles (0.989800 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.382164 sq. miles (0.989800 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59156
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 39.782493 N, 90.744990 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62362
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, IL
Perry
Perry, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 7633
Housing Units (2000): 2994
Land area (2000): 3.704650 sq. miles (9.594999 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.006339 sq. miles (0.016419 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.710989 sq. miles (9.611418 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62355
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.840107 N, 94.099978 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50220
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, IA
Perry
Perry, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
Population (2000): 237
Housing Units (2000): 124
Land area (2000): 1.192848 sq. miles (3.089461 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.192848 sq. miles (3.089461 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55960
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 33.627689 N, 81.311114 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, SC
Perry
Perry, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 901
Housing Units (2000): 395
Land area (2000): 0.779070 sq. miles (2.017782 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.779070 sq. miles (2.017782 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55450
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 39.075458 N, 95.391902 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 66073
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Perry, KS
Perry
Perry, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
Population (2000): 2383
Housing Units (2000): 789
Land area (2000): 7.665476 sq. miles (19.853490 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.002577 sq. miles (0.006675 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.668053 sq. miles (19.860165 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59390
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 41.462026 N, 112.036782 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Perry, UT
Perry
Perry, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000): 2065
Housing Units (2000): 784
Land area (2000): 2.851927 sq. miles (7.386456 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.062310 sq. miles (0.161383 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.914237 sq. miles (7.547839 sq. km)
FIPS code: 63700
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.826479 N, 84.220620 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48872
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Headwords:
Perry, MI
Perry
Pers (a.) Light blue; grayish blue; -- a term applied to different shades at different periods.
Pers (n.) A cloth of sky-blue color. [Obs.] "A long surcoat of pers." -- Chaucer.
Persalt (n.) (Chem.) A term formerly given to the salts supposed to be formed respectively by neutralizing acids with certain peroxides. [Obsoles.]
Persant (a.) Piercing. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Perscrutation (n.) A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny. -- Carlyle
Perse (n.) A dark purplish black colour.
Perse (a.) Of a dark purplish black colour.
Persecot (n.) See Persicot.
Persecuted (imp. & p. p.) of Persecute.
Persecuted (a.) 被壓迫的 Same as oppressed.
Syn: Downtrodden, oppressed.
Persecuting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Persecute
Persecute (v. t.) 迫害，殘害；困擾，為難 [（+with）] To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to a particular religious creed or mode of worship.
Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. -- Matt. v. 44.
Persecute (v. t.) To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy. -- Johnson.
Syn: To oppress; harass; distress; worry; annoy.
Persecute (v.) Cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" [syn: persecute, oppress].
Persecution (n.) 迫害；困擾 [U] [C ] The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship.
Persecution produces no sincere conviction. -- Paley.
Persecution (n.) The state or condition of being persecuted. -- Locke.
Persecution (n.) A carrying on; prosecution. [Obs.]
Persecution (n.) The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion).
Persecution () The first great persecution for religious opinion of which we have any record was that which broke out against the worshippers of God among the Jews in the days of Ahab, when that king, at the instigation of his wife Jezebel, "a woman in whom, with the reckless and licentious habits of an Oriental queen, were united the fiercest and sternest qualities inherent in the old Semitic race", sought in the most relentless manner to extirpate the worship of Jehovah and substitute in its place the worship of Ashtoreth and Baal. Ahab's example in this respect was followed by Manasseh, who "shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another" (2 Kings 21:16; comp. 24:4). In all ages, in one form or another, the people of God have had to suffer persecution. In its earliest history the Christian church passed through many bloody persecutions. Of subsequent centuries in our own and in other lands the same sad record may be made.
Christians are forbidden to seek the propagation of the gospel by force (Matt. 7:1; Luke 9:54-56; Rom. 14:4; James 4:11, 12). The words of Ps. 7:13, "He ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors," ought rather to be, as in the Revised Version, "He maketh his arrows fiery [shafts]."
Persecutor (n.) 迫害者；困擾者；虐待者 One who persecutes, or harasses. -- Shak.
Persecutor (n.) Someone who torments [syn: tormentor, tormenter, persecutor].
Persecutor (n.) A person who persecutes someone, especially for their race or political or religious beliefs.
‘He is badly scarred by his treatment at the hands of his persecutors.’
‘He became known as a persecutor of dissidents.’
Persecutor (n.) A person who harasses or annoys someone persistently.
‘A well-known curmudgeon and persecutor of buskers.’
Persecutrix (n.) [L.] [法] 女起訴人，女原告，女檢察官A woman who persecutes.
Persecutrix (n.) (pl. Persecutrices) (Rare) A female persecutor.
Perseid (n.) (Astron.) One of a group of shooting stars which appear yearly about the 10th of August, and cross the heavens in paths apparently radiating from the constellation Perseus. They are probably fragments of Swift's comet of 1862 (III).
Perseverate (v.) 不斷重複；持續；表現固執 Psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated".
Perseverate (v. i.) 【醫學】患持續言語癥 [Psychology] Repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased.
‘They perseverate under stress.’
Perseus (n.) (Class. Myth.) A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danae, who slew the Gorgon Medusa.
Perseus (n.) (Astron. A consellation of the northern hemisphere, near Taurus and Cassiopea. It contains a star cluster visible to the naked eye as a nebula.
Perseus (n.) (Greek mythology) The son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster.
Perseus (n.) A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way.
Persever (v. i.) To persevere. [Obs.]
Perseverance (n.) 堅持不懈；堅忍不拔 [U] The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun. "The king-becoming graces . . . perseverance, mercy, lowliness." -- Shak.
Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. -- Milton.
Perseverance (n.) Discrimination. [Obs.] -- Sir J. Harrington.
Perseverance (n.) (Theol.) Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See Calvinism.
Syn: Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness; pertinacity.
Perseverance (n.) Persistent determination [syn: doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity]
Perseverance (n.) The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" [syn: perseverance, persistence, perseveration].
Perseverance (n.) A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
"Persevere, persevere!" cry the homilists all, Themselves, day and night, persevering to bawl. "Remember the fable of tortoise and hare -- The one at the goal while the other is -- where?" Why, back there in Dreamland, renewing his lease Of life, all his muscles preserving the peace, The goal and the rival forgotten alike, And the long fatigue of the needless hike. His spirit a-squat in the grass and the dew Of the dogless Land beyond the Stew, He sleeps, like a saint in a holy place, A winner of all that is good in a race. -- Sukker Uffro
Perseverant (a.) Persevering. [R.] "Perseverant faith." --Whitby. -- Per`se*ver"ant*ly, adv. [R.]
Persevered (imp. & p. p.) of Persevere.
Persevering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Persevere.
Persevere (v. i.) 堅持不懈；不屈不撓[（+at/ in/ with）]；（在辯論中）固執己見 To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.
Thrice happy, if they know Their happiness, and persevere upright. -- Milton.
Syn: To Persevere, Continue, Persist.
Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words.
Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue from a determination of will not to give up. Persist is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy in pursuing an unworthy aim.
Persevere (v.) Be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn: persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on].
Persevering (a.) Characterized by perseverance; persistent. -- Per`se*ver"ing*ly, adv.
Persevering (a.) 堅忍的；固執的；persevere 的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" [syn: diligent, persevering].
Persia (n.) 波斯（現在伊朗的古名） An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC [syn: Persia, Persian Empire].
Persia (n.) A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil [syn: Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia].
Persia, () An ancient empire, extending from the Indus to Thrace, and from the Caspian Sea to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The Persians were originally a Medic tribe which settled in Persia, on the eastern side of the Persian Gulf. They were Aryans, their language belonging to the eastern division of the Indo-European group. One of their chiefs, Teispes, conquered Elam in the time of the decay of the Assyrian Empire, and established himself in the district of Anzan. His descendants branched off into two lines, one line ruling in Anzan, while the other remained in Persia. Cyrus II., king of Anzan, finally united the divided power, conquered Media, Lydia, and Babylonia, and carried his arms into the far East. His son, Cambyses, added Egypt to the empire, which, however, fell to pieces after his death. It was reconquered and thoroughly organized by Darius, the son of Hystaspes, whose dominions extended from India to the Danube.
Persia, () That cuts or divides; a nail; a gryphon; a horseman.
Persia, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 363
Housing Units (2000): 145
Land area (2000): 0.456645 sq. miles (1.182705 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.456645 sq. miles (1.182705 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62445
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.578993 N, 95.570417 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 51563
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Headwords:
Persia, IA
Persia
Persian (n.) 波斯人；波斯語 A native or inhabitant of Persia.
Persian (n.) The language spoken in Persia. Ancient Persian of the 3rd to 10th centuries is also called Pahlavi, and modern Persian is also called Farsi.
Persian (n.) A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. -- Beck.
Persian (n.) pl. (Arch.) See Persian columns, under Persian, a.
Persian (a.) 波斯的；波斯人的；波斯語的 Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language.
Persian berry, The fruit of Rhamnus infectorius, a kind of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly from Trebizond.
Persian cat. (Zool.) Same as Angora cat, under Angora.
Persian columns (Arch.), Columns of which the shaft represents a Persian slave; -- called also Persians. See Atlantes.
Persian drill (Mech.), A drill which is turned by pushing a nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder.
Persian fire (Med.), Malignant pustule.
Persian powder. See Insect powder, under Insect.
Persian red. See Indian red (a), under Indian.
Persian wheel, A noria; a tympanum. See Noria.
Persian (a.) Of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" [syn: Iranian, Persian].
Persian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: Irani, Iranian, Persian].
Persian (n.) The language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms [syn: Persian, Farsi].
Persic (a.) Of or relating to Persia.
Persic (n.) The Persian language.
Persicaria (n.) (Bot.) See Lady's thumb.
Persicot (n.) A cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc., with refined spirit.
Persiflage (n.) 戲謔；插科打諢；戲弄；挖苦 Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery. -- Hannah More.
Persiflage (n.) Light teasing.
Persifleur (n.) [F.] 愛挖苦人的人 One who indulges in persiflage; a banterer; a quiz. -- Carlyle.
Persimmon (n.) 【植】柿樹；柿 [C] An American tree ({Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious.
Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but contains a few large seeds.
Persimmon (n.) Any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros [syn: persimmon, persimmon tree].
Persimmon (n.) Orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe.
Persis (n.) A kind of coloring matter obtained from lichens.
Persis, () A female Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:12). She is spoken of as "beloved," and as having "laboured much in the Lord."
Persis, () Same as Persia.
Persism (n.) An ancient Persian religion, esp. as represented by the Magi; a form of Zoroastrianism.
This system we shall call 'Persism', in order to free ourselves of the popular associations still connected with such terms as magism, Parseeism, and so forth; meaning by 'Persism' the teaching of Zarathustra as it affected the Greek and Latin world. -- E. Vernon Arnold.
Persism (n.) A Persian idiom.
Persisted (imp. & p. p.) of Persist.