perm

Plural: perms

Noun

• a city in the European part of Russia
• a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
• Clipping of permanent wave (“hairstyle”).
• A permutation.
• A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools.
• Permission

Verb

Verb Forms: permed, perming, perms

• To give hair a permanent wave or curl.
• give a permanent wave to
  • "She perms her hair"
• To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.

Examples

• She hoped to PERM-anently alter the board with a high-scoring seven-letter word.

Synonyms

Molotov, permanent, permanent wave

Anagrams of perm