palm
noun countable
/pɑːm/
Word Forms
| singular | palm |
| plural | palms |
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- 1the inside part of your hand, between your fingers and your wrist
She sat waiting, resting her chin in the palm of her hand.
The captain slapped his palm on the desk.
Synonyms and related wordsGeneral words for limbs and appendagesankleappendagearch - 2a palm tree, or a large plant similar to a palm tree
a beach of white sand fringed with coconut palms
Synonyms and related wordsTree namesacaciaalderalmond
phrases
palm
noun countable
/pɑlm, pɑm/
Word Forms
| singular | palm |
| plural | palms |
© Medioimages/Philip Coblentz
- 1the inside part of your hand, between your fingers and your wrist
She sat waiting, resting her chin in the palm of her hand.
The captain slapped his palm on the desk.
Synonyms and related wordsGeneral words for limbs and appendagesankleappendagearch - 2a palm tree, or a large plant similar to a palm tree
a beach of white sand fringed with coconut palms
Synonyms and related wordsTree namesacaciaalderalmond
phrases
palm
verb transitive
/pɑːm/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | palm |
| he/she/it | palms |
| present participle | palming |
| past tense | palmed |
| past participle | palmed |
- 1to take and hide something in the palm of your handSynonyms and related wordsTo hide, or to hide somethinghidecoverobscure
phrasal verbs
palm off
palm
verb transitive
/pɑlm, pɑm/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | palm |
| he/she/it | palms |
| present participle | palming |
| past tense | palmed |
| past participle | palmed |
- 1to take and hide something in the palm of your handSynonyms and related wordsTo hide, or to hide somethinghidecoverobscure
phrasal verbs
palm off