perm

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of permanent wave (“hairstyle”).
2. (informal)A permutation.
3. A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools.
4. Permission

verb

1. To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.

name

1. A historical region of northeastern Russia, corresponding to the Kama basin, a left tributary of the Volga.
2. A krai of Russia, near the Ural Mountains.
3. A city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia.