PERM
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)
Meaning:
A city in the European part of Russia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Perm; Molotov
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)
Meaning:
A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
permanent; permanent wave; perm
Hypernyms ("perm" is a kind of...):
wave (a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair)
• PERM (verb)
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
