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perm
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun perm has 2 senses
- perm(n = noun.location) molotov - a city in the European part of Russia; Array is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center
- perm(n = noun.body) permanent, permanent wave - a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals; Array is a kind of wave
is a part of russia, russian federation
Derived form verb perm1
Verb perm has 1 sense
- perm(v = verb.body) Array - give a permanent wave to; "She perms her hair" is one way to wave
Derived form noun perm2
Sample sentence:
They perm their hair
OXFORD DICTIONARY
perm, n. & v.
--n. a permanent wave.
--v.tr. give a permanent wave to (a person or a person's hair).
--n. a permanent wave.
--v.tr. give a permanent wave to (a person or a person's hair).
perm, n. & v. colloq.
--n. a permutation.
--v.tr. make a permutation of.
--n. a permutation.
--v.tr. make a permutation of.
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