Park vs. Perk

Parknoun

An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

Parknoun

A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.

Parknoun

An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.

Parknoun

(US) A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.

Parknoun

An area used for specific purposes.

Parknoun

An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores.

Parknoun

A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown.

Parknoun

An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose.

Parknoun

An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch.

Parknoun

(UK) An inventory of matériel.

Parknoun

A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.

Parkverb

(transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

Parkverb

To defer (a matter) until a later date.

Parkverb

(transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.

Parkverb

(transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.

Parkverb

To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.

Parkverb

To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.

Parkverb

To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.

Parkverb

To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.

Parkverb

(Internet) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)

Parkverb

To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.

Parkverb

To promenade or drive in a park.

Parkverb

To display style or gait on a park drive.

Parknoun

A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.

Parknoun

A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.

Parknoun

A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York.

Parknoun

A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.

Parknoun

A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.

Parknoun

Any place where vehicles are assembled according to a definite arrangement; also, the vehicles.

Parknoun

A position of the gear lever in a vehicle with automatic transmission, used when the vehicle is stopped, in which the transmission is in neutral and a brake is engaged.

Parkverb

To inclose in a park, or as in a park.

Parkverb

To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.

Parkverb

In oyster culture, to inclose in a park.

Parkverb

To bring (a vehicle) to a stop and leave it standing; - typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle.

Parkverb

To place (an object) in a temporary location; as, to park oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual fund.

Parkverb

To promenade or drive in a park; also, of horses, to display style or gait on a park drive.

Parkverb

To come to a stop [in a vehicle] off of the public road and leave the vehicle standing; - typically the motor of a parked vehicle is not left running; as, he parked in a no-parking zone.

Parknoun

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property;

Parknoun

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;

Parknoun

a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games);

Parknoun

Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)

Parknoun

a lot where cars are parked

Parknoun

a gear position that acts as a parking brake;

Parkverb

place temporarily;

Parkverb

maneuver a vehicle into a parking space;

Park

A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities.

Perknoun

(informal) Perquisite.

Perkverb

(transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.

Perkverb

(intransitive) Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.

Perkverb

(transitive) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.

Perkverb

(intransitive) To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.

Perkverb

To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.

Perkverb

(dated) To peer; to look inquisitively.

Perkverb

(obsolete) To perch.

Perkadjective

(obsolete) Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.

Perkverb

To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily.

Perkverb

To peer; to look inquisitively.

Perkadjective

Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.

Perknoun

an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right);

Perkverb

gain or regain energy;

Perkverb

become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting

Perkverb

(with reference to coffee) percolate

Perknoun

a benefit to which one is entitled because of one's job

Perknoun

an advantage or benefit arising from a particular situation

Perknoun

a coffee percolator