A person with permanent residency, a visa status which allows that person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country.

plural of permanent resident

Alternative spelling of permanent press

A characteristic of a fabric, especially one used in clothing, often created by applying a chemical treatment and pressure, which causes lasting resistance to wrinkling and retention of pleats and creases.

(psychology) The understanding (typically developed during early infancy) that an object still exists even when it disappears from sight, or other senses.

A visa status which allows a person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country

a type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface such as a writable DVD

(chemistry) Barium sulphate (heavy spar), used as a white pigment or paint, in distinction from white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation of the sulphide.

A loan (e.g. between museums) for an unspecified period of time.

(idiomatic, dated) A throat-slitting. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see permanent, shave.