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perf

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1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
1syllable

perf

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, perf is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofperf

1adjective
  • Fitting its definition precisely.

    Example: "a perfect circle"

  • Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.

    Example: "That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants."

  • Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.

    Example: "Practice makes perfect."

  • Excellent and delightful in all respects.

    Example: "a perfect day"

  • Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.

    Example: "6 is perfect because the sum of its proper divisors, 1, 2, and 3, which is 6, is equal to the number itself."

  • (grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
  • Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
  • Of flowers, having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).
  • Of a set: equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
  • Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
  • (of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.

    Example: "a perfect Manhattan; a perfect Rob Roy"

  • Well informed; certain; sure.
  • Innocent, guiltless.
1adjective
  • (grammar) of, or relative to, the perfect tense or perfective aspect.
  • Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
1verb
  • To pierce; to penetrate.
  • To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.

    Example: "to perforate a sheet of postage stamps"

1adjective
  • Pierced with holes.
1noun
  • The act of perforating or the state of being perforated.
  • Any opening in a solid object.
  • An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture.
  • A series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts.
  • That portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it.
1noun
  • The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

    Example: "the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

  • That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
  • A live show or concert.
  • The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.

    Example: "Better performance means more work accomplished in shorter time and/or using fewer resources."

  • The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. :w:linguistic performance.

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