PERM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Perm mean? 

• PERM (noun)
  The noun PERM has 2 senses:

1. a city in the European part of Russia

2. a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

  Familiarity information: PERM used as a noun is rare.

• PERM (verb)
  The verb PERM has 1 sense:

1. give a permanent wave to

  Familiarity information: PERM used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in the European part of Russia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Molotov; Perm

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Perm" is a part of...):

Russia; Russian Federation (a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

perm; permanent; permanent wave

Hypernyms ("perm" is a kind of...):

wave (a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair)

Derivation:

perm (give a permanent wave to)

• PERM (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they perm    ... he / she / it perms   
Past simple: permed   
Past participle: permed   
-ing form: perming   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give a permanent wave to

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

She perms her hair

Hypernyms (to "perm" is one way to...):

wave (set waves in)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They perm their hair

Derivation:

perm (a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals)