noun🔗SharePerquisite."Free coffee is one of the perks of the job."businessjobworkeconomyfinanceorganizationindustryassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up.""In the video game, leveling up allowed her to choose new perks, like faster running speed or increased damage." "gamecomputingcharacterabilityentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA percolator, particularly of coffee."Grandma loved her morning ritual: brewing coffee with one of her old perks, even though she had a modern coffee machine. "utensildrinkfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker."I’ll perk some coffee."fooddrinkutensilmachineutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds."The coffee is perking."drinkfoodprocessutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of."She perked her head when she heard her name called, suddenly alert and attentive. "appearancestyleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out."The squirrel perks up from behind the tree, watching me carefully. "appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily."After winning the debate competition, she perked around the school hallways, her head held high and a triumphant smile on her face. "attitudecharacterstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo peer; to look inquisitively."The student perked his head to see what the teacher was writing on the board. "actionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo perch."The robin perks on the edge of the birdbath, watching the children play. "birdanimalnaturepositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading