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palm

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What does palm mean?

noun

  1. Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
  2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
  3. (figuratively) Triumph; victory.
More meanings (16)

noun

  1. Any of the twenty-three awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning eighteen years old.
  2. The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
  3. The corresponding part of the forefoot of a nonprimate mammal.
  4. A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
  5. The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
  6. The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
  7. Alternative letter-case form of palm.
  8. (historical) Synonym of hand, any of various units of length notionally derived from the breadth of the palm, formalized in England as 4 inches and now chiefly used for the height of horses
  9. (historical) Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers.

verb

  1. To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g., for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
  2. To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
  3. To move something with the palm of the hand.
  4. To use one's palm as identification to get through a door or security checkpoint.
  5. (obsolete, slang) To bribe.

proper noun

  1. A surname mainly of Scandinavian origin.
  2. Acronym of Patent Application Locating and Monitoring.

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IPA pronunciation

/pɑm/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/pɑlm//pɔm//pɔlm//pæm/
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Plantation crops - rubber and palm oil - and textiles and plywood are being encouraged for both export and job generation.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48
From the sheaf last finished she draws a handful of ears, patting their tips with her left palm to bring them even.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
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The whole science is based upon the five principal lines in the hand, and the triangle which they form in the palm.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565
The "cannon bone" answers to the middle bone of the five metacarpal bones, which support the palm of the hand in ourselves.
Thomas Henry HuxleyLectures on Evolution Essay #3 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition"Project Gutenberg ebook #2629
A microscopic graphometer, not much larger than the palm of one's hand and costing perhaps five francs, was provided by the establishment.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Mason-BeesTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #2884