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In some senses, perk is marked as informal, obsolete, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.
perk
/pɝk/
verb 8noun 3adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
hot
VERB + PERK
designed, drink
PERK + NOUN
coffee, job, themselves
PREP.
up
Definitions
noun
1
Perquisite.
Free coffee is one of the perks of the job.
2
A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up.
verb
1
To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.
I’ll perk some coffee.
2
Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.
The coffee is perking.
While the coffee perked, she flipped idly through a gardening magazine and scanned an article on the war against aphids.
noun
1
A percolator, particularly of coffee.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employmen
verb — gain or regain energy
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Free coffee is one of the perks of the job.
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I’ll perk some coffee.
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The coffee is perking.
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While the coffee perked, she flipped idly through a gardening magazine and scanned an article on the war against aphids.
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[the squirrel] whisks his brush And perks his ears, and stamps and scolds aloud
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The blue jay was having a fit, and the sapsucker perked his bright-eyed little head at him not more than a dozen feet away.
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