| per | the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium |
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| per | a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans |
| per | one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches |
| per | percoid flatheads |
| per | strike or tap firmly |
| per | the act of exploding a percussion cap |
| per | the act of playing drums |
| per | tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes |
| per | a detonator that explodes when struck |
| per | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
| per | a musician who plays percussion instruments |
| per | involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments |