palm
noun /pɑːm/
/pɑːm/
Idioms 
enlarge image(also palm tree)a straight tree with a mass of long leaves at the top, growing in tropical countries. There are several types of palm tree, some of which produce fruit.- a date palm
- a coconut palm
- palm leaves/fronds/groves
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- coconut
- date
- oil
- …
- tree
- branch
- frond
- …
- the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers
enlarge image- He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand.
- sweaty palms
- to read somebody’s palm (= to say what you think will happen to somebody by looking at the lines on their palm)
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb2- He rubbed his palms against his jeans.
- He showed me the coins in his palm.
- He spread his palms in a gesture of openness.
- He took her hand between his palms and squeezed it.
- His right palm was resting against my neck.
- Hold out your arms with the palms facing downwards.
- She held out her hand to me, palm up.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- soft
- sweaty
- warm
- …
- hold up
- raise
- extend
- …
- sweat
- face
- rest
- …
- reader
- reading
- …
- against your palms
- between your palms
- in your palm
- …
Word Originnoun sense 2 Old English palm(a), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch palm and German Palme, from Latin palma ‘palm (of a hand)’, its leaf being likened to a spread hand. noun sense 1 Middle English: from Old French paume, from Latin palma. Current senses of the verb date from the late 17th cent.
Idioms
cross somebody’s palm with silver
- to give somebody money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your fortune
grease somebody’s palm
- (old-fashioned, informal) to give somebody money in order to persuade them to do something dishonest synonym bribe
have somebody in the palm of your hand
- to have complete control or influence over somebody
- Even before he plays a note, he has the audience in the palm of his hand.