Perm vs. Straighten — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Perm and Straighten
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Perm
A permanent.
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Straighten
To make or become straight or straighter.
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Perm
To give (hair) a permanent.
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Straighten
(transitive) To cause to become straight.
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Perm
To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.
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Straighten
(intransitive) To become straight.
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Perm
(informal) A permutation.
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Straighten
(transitive) To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
To straighten one's affairs, or an account
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Perm
A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools.
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Straighten
(transitive) To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
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Perm
(computing) Permission
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Straighten
To bribe or corrupt.
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Perm
A city in the European part of Russia
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Straighten
(intransitive) To stand up, especially from a sitting position.
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Perm
A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
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Straighten
To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
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Perm
Give a permanent wave to;
She perms her hair
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Straighten
To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
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Straighten
A variant of Straiten.
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Straighten
Straighten up or out; make straight
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Straighten
Make straight
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Straighten
Get up from a sitting or slouching position;
The students straightened when the teacher entered
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Straighten
Put (things or places) in order;
Tidy up your room!
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Straighten
Straighten by unrolling;
Roll out the big map
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Straighten
Make straight or straighter;
Straighten this post
Straighten hair
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