PERM | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of perm in English permnoun [ C ] uk /pɜːm/ us /pɝːm/ (US also permanent); (formal permanent wave) Add to word list Add to word list a chemical process that makes your hair curly, or a hairstyle that is created in this way: Is your hair naturally curly or have you had a perm? Hairstyles

• Afro
• Afro puff
• bandeau
• Bantu knots
• barnet
• bobbed
• bouffant
• bowl cut
• hair extension
• haircut
• hairstyle
• Mohawk
• Mohican
• pageboy
• permed
• pixie cut
• plait
• pompadour
• pony
• pudding basin

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Hair care permverb [ T ] uk /pɜːm/ us /pɝːm/ to make your hair curly by having a perm: I'm going to get my hair permed on Saturday. You haven't got enough hair to perm, you know!

• I have my hair permed every four months.
• I permed my hair and prepared for the part by watching a lot of films.
• I'm trying to leave it as long as possible before I have it permed again.

Hairstyles

• Afro
• Afro puff
• bandeau
• Bantu knots
• barnet
• bobbed
• bouffant
• bowl cut
• hair extension
• haircut
• hairstyle
• Mohawk
• Mohican
• pageboy
• permed
• pixie cut
• plait
• pompadour
• pony
• pudding basin

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Hair care (Definition of perm from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

perm | American Dictionary

permnoun [ C ] us /pɜrm/ (also permanent (wave), us/ˈpɜr·mə·nənt (ˈweɪv)/) Add to word list Add to word list a chemical process that makes a person’s hair curly

perm

verb [ T ] us /pɜrm/ Tiffany got her hair permed. (Definition of perm from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of perm

perm And this is where the perm came out, these perms to perm your hair, and like these chemicals to put in your hair, so your hair could look straight. From the Cambridge English Corpus He was a character, and the public in turn responded to the media portrayals of this new-style prime minister who loved karaoke, noodles, and had permed hair. From the Cambridge English Corpus I wish to goodness we had decided on a perm and not a large haircut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that he might do it like the pools and perm two from four. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no way that two individuals can be permed out of a house of multiple occupation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I did not intend to enter into the debate until the question of "perms" was raised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some in the industry admit that they use "temp to perm" fees to stall that process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The offers read like a full perm on a football pool coupon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, through the confusion it is designed to lead to a situation where one is perming any number of hours out of 24. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A penalty clause—one that makes it more expensive to recruit someone via a temp to perm arrangement—might well require some regulations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The "perm" is a little expensive, and one has to think carefully whether one can afford another for many months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would perm them in favour of those which relate to the harm test based on prejudice in one way or another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That being so, why this attack on "home-perms"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You can perm any 10 from 100 and all the papers have been churned out already. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other point is that before we can get the production of this country on its legs we must raise the production perm an-hour somehow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of perm These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of perm, Perm? What is the pronunciation of permanent (wave)?

Translations of perm

in Chinese (Traditional) 燙髮，捲髮… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 烫发，卷发… See more in Spanish permanente, hacer una permanente, hacer la permanente… See more in Portuguese permanente, fazer permanente em, fazer um permanente… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian （髪の）パーマをかけること, （髪に）パーマをかける… See more perma, permalı saçlar, ondüle… See more permanente, faire une permanente (à)… See more permanent, fer la permanent… See more permanent, permanenten… See more trvalá, udělat trvalou… See more permanent, permanente… See more keriting permanen, mengeriting… See more การดัดผม, ดัดผม… See more quăn, làm tóc quăn… See more trwała, zrobić trwałą ondulację… See more permanent, permanenta… See more keriting, mengeritingkan… See more die Dauerwelle, sich eine Dauerwelle machen lassen… See more permanent, få/ta permanent… See more 파마, 파마하다… See more перманент, завивка, робити завивку… See more permanente, fare la permanente a, fare la permanente… See more Need a translator?

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