perm

UK /pɝm/ US /pɝm/

noun 4name 3verb 1

Definitions

noun

Clipping of permanent wave (“hairstyle”).

verb

To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.

noun

A permutation.

A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools.

ADJ.

natural, tight

VERB + PERM

don't, got, make, want

noun — a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chem

noun — a city in the European part of Russia

Now I have curly hair, because I had a perm.

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Don't make the perm too tight, please.

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Do you want your perm to look natural?

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"Hey Tom, look! I got a perm yesterday! What do you think?" "Your hair's all curly now, but it suits you!"

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Anyone who has just had a perm shouldn't get their hair wet.

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In 1781, Catherine II granted Yekaterinburg the status of a district city of Perm Governorate.

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i Register

In some senses, perm is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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