Perry

/ˈpɛɹi/ name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.
  • Grammar: perry is listed as name, noun.
  • Nearest alternatives: fruit cider, pear cider, pear cultivar, pear variety.
  • Useful contrasts: eating pear, nonalcoholic beverage, table pear.
  • Usage evidence: Perry obtained precious information from him.

How to use "perry"

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider. countable, uncountable

    "M. Vasse never observed a fatal termination unless in two instances ; in which the persons, adults, had drank perry in large quantity."

  2. 2
    a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”). countable, uncountable

    "Kenny Perry was a leader or co-leader throughout Sunday’s final round. […] But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them."

  2. 2
    A unisex given name.; A unisex given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A unisex given name.; A diminutive of the unisex given name Peregrine. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1467). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Preston parish and Wingham parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2559). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A place in England:; A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0792). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A place in England:; A minor river in Shropshire, which joins the Severn north-west of Shrewsbury; in full, the River Perry. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Perry County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Taylor County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Houston County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Pike County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Dallas County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Jefferson County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Shiawassee County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Ralls County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Wyoming County, New York. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in the town of Perry and town of Castile, Wyoming County, New York. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Lake County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Noble County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Aiken County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Box Elder County, Utah. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  23. 28
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Dane County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  24. 29
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Perry Township. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
fruit ciderpear ciderpear cultivarpear varietyperry pearphilosopher

Antonyms

eating pearnonalcoholic beveragetable pearwater

Example

"Perry obtained precious information from him."

Common questions

What does "perry" mean?

A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.

What is a synonym for "perry"?

Common synonyms include: fruit cider, pear cider, pear cultivar, pear variety, perry pear, philosopher.

How do you use "perry" in a sentence?

Perry obtained precious information from him.

How do you pronounce "perry"?

Pronounced /ˈpɛɹi/.

Etymology

From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum.

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