Meaning

3 senses

  1. (informal)A permutation.

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

  3. Permission

More definitions
  • the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains
  • a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Don't make the perm too tight, please.

    deDie Dauerwelle bitte nicht zu eng machen!

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  2. Do you want your perm to look natural?

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

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

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Origin

Short for permutation. Short for permission.

Short for permutation.

Short for permission.

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Forms

plural: perms
Singularperm
Pluralperms

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains:Molotov
  • a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals:permanent wavepermanent

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
perkperkypermafrostpermanenceB2permanentB1
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