Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A permanent.
- v. To give (hair) a permanent.
Wiktionary
- n. US A permanent.
- n. UK A permanent wave.
- v. To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.
WordNet 3.0
- v. give a permanent wave to
- n. a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
- n. a city in the European part of Russia
Examples
“I had wavy hair to start with and thought making it curly with a perm was the way to go.”
“The perm is the bread-n-butter of most beauticians.”
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“The perm was a staple of my "look" from 5th grade through freshman year in college when I got the poodliest perm you can imagine and decided to move on.”
“One of the biggest reasons this trend has not become infectious on Main Street is the word 'perm' brings back hideous memories from the '80s," Mr. Terzian said.”
“Beauty Hair Salon have noticed that some women in the business centre have a perm which is a new fashionable hairstyle.”
“When you purchase this item you get three different size easel's and they are full perm which is fantastic.”
“Chicco-style", coined after the hairstyle of the local singer, or "perm" flash onto the screen.”
“I would expect perm which is primarily a professional area.”
“I'm waiting for the Kim Jong-Il "perm" to materialize.”
“I wonder how many brainwashed Americans are still holding "the Bush" perm, "unable to see the pure, disgusting treachery, the lies, the scandal that Bush and his Republican cronies are wallowing in.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘perm’.
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set phasers to...
you name the setting
I've tuned mine to be gentler and kinder
following suit is not mandatory but would be appreciatedcoddle, confuse, flummox, tap, furrow, instigate, invigorate, punnify, logical, must... act... be..., bowdlerise, laughing gas and 435 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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hairstyles
bun, bobtail, ponytail, cornrow, odango*, updo, bouffant, plait, braid, bunches, buzzcut, combover and 331 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1493 more...
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A Home for Fleas, a Hive For Bees
I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy, snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty, oily, greasy, fleecy, shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen, knotted, polka-dotted, twisted, beaded, braided, powdered, f...
combover, beehive, bun, dreadlocks, jheri curl, perm, afro, mohawk, fauxhawk, queue, cornrows, french twist and 14 more...
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Hair Today
mullet, comb-over, whiffle, crew, buzz, pompadour, afro puff, caesar, mohawk, beehive, bun, cornrows and 15 more...
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Hairstyles
pompadour, beehive, jheri curl, buzz, afro, mullet, mohawk, moptop, bangs, zulu knots, bouffant, bun and 37 more...
Tweets
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