Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To stick up or jut out.
- intransitive verb To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner.
- intransitive verb To cause to stick up quickly.
- adjective Perky.
- intransitive verb To percolate.
- noun A perquisite.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A horizontal pole or bar serving as a support for various purposes, as a perch for birds or as the ridge-pole of a tent, or used for the hanging of yarns, skins, etc., to dry, or against which sawn timber may be stacked while seasoning, etc.
- An obsolete form of
perch . - noun An obsolete or dialectal (Scotch) form of
park . - To peer; look narrowly or sharply.
- To examine thoroughly.
- To toss or jerk the head with affected smartness; be jaunty or pert: sometimes with an impersonal it.
- To hold up smartly; prick up.
- To dress; make spruce or smart; smarten; prank.
- Neat; trim; smart; hence, pert; airy; jaunty; proud.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of
- intransitive verb To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily.
- intransitive verb to carry one's self proudly or saucily.
- adjective Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.
- intransitive verb To peer; to look inquisitively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Perquisite . - verb To become more
lively orenthusiastic . - verb dated To
peer ; tolook inquisitively . - verb Shortened form of
percolate . - noun A
percolator , particularly of coffee.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
- verb gain or regain energy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The perk is not standing around in your socks with the masses.
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Some folks may be more interested in short term appearances - and an additional perk is that they also have prospects for future work extensions due to needs for all those missing/incomplete/conflicting requirements fixes.
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One perk from the gun show is that you might get out without paperwork, which considering the election could be a great thing.
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Another perk is that under the right conditions algae grows rapidly.
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My favorite perk is the class set of Hornbook magazines I request each semester (J.D. Ho is a prince).
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For a moment, it has the look of a major label perk, until the guy starts dancing and joining in on vocals.
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The only perk is getting to work from home, with a laptop on the couch and a snuggly little kitten.
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(Though I can assure you it was a barely perceptible 'perk' - I really was incredibly full.)
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Each of the available player skins can also be equipped with a 'perk' - sounds familiar?
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Another great perk is that there are lots of copies of National Journal’s insiderish publications lying around and there’s always some nugget of genius in them.
reesetee commented on the word perk
A double apocope--short for percolate and perquisite.
July 9, 2007