| Noun | 1. | Perry - United States philosopher (1876-1957) | |
| 2. | Perry - United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858) | |
| 3. | Perry - United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)commodore - a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral | |
| 4. | perry - a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider | |