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palm

/pɑm/noun, verb1 syllable

Palm means: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.

Synonyms for palm12

noun, as in an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, ribbon

noun, as in the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

thenar

noun, as in any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

palm tree

verb, as in touch, lift, or hold with the hands

handle

also used for palm

loof, 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

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What does palm mean?5

noun

1

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

2

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

3

any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

4

a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand

verb

1

touch, lift, or hold with the hands“Don't handle the merchandise”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with palm?13

one syllable

momtombombcalmdompromrombalmnom

two syllables

islamassamsalaam

three syllables

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Palm in a sentence

  • Ziri dug a hole, filled it with water then planted the date palm tree.Amastan
  • Unfortunately, you won't get anything done in that office unless you grease someone's palm.CK
  • You were my palm tree with very green leaves, a green of hope.carlosalberto
  • Introducing foreign plants, such as palm trees can damage ecosystems.Spamster
  • Fortunetellers in tents with gnostic symbols read palms, faces, feet, bumps on the head.Cangarejo
  • Place a coin in the palm of his hand.unknown
  • Don't try to cover the whole sky with the palm of your hand.Spamster
  • Ziri needs to climb and trim that palm tree.Amastan

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Forms of palm

as a noun

plural
palms

as a verb

past tense
palmed
present participle
palming
third-person singular
palms
past participle
palmed