palm

  • 51palm — I UK [pɑːm] / US [pɑlm, pɑm] noun [countable] Word forms palm : singular palm plural palms ** 1) the 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… …

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  • 52palm — I. /pam / (say pahm) noun 1. that part of the inner surface of the hand which extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. 2. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. 3. the part of a glove covering the palm. 4. a metal shield… …

  • 53palm — palm1 noun 1》 (also palm tree) an unbranched evergreen tree with a crown of very long feathered or fan shaped leaves, growing in tropical and warm regions. [Family Palmae: numerous species.] 2》 a leaf of a palm awarded as a prize or viewed as a… …

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  • 54palm — I [[t]pɑm[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers 2) zool. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal 3) clo the part of a glove covering this part of the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 55palm — 1. n. 1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate or fan shaped leaves at the top. 2 the leaf of this tree as a symbol of victory. 3 a supreme excellence. b a prize for this. 4 a branch of various… …

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  • 56palm — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin palma palm of the hand, palm tree; from the resemblance of the tree s leaves to the outstretched hand; akin to Greek palamē palm of the hand, Old English folm, Old Irish lám hand… …

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  • 57palm — [[t]pɑ͟ːm[/t]] palms, palming, palmed 1) N COUNT A palm or a palm tree is a tree that grows in hot countries. It has long leaves growing at the top, and no branches. 2) N COUNT: usu poss N, N of n The palm of your hand is the inside part.… …

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  • 58Palm — La palabra Palm puede referirse a: ● PalmOne, Inc., fabricante de hardware para PDAs basadas en Palm OS ● PalmSource, Inc., desarrollador de Palm OS ● Palm OS, el sistema operativo para la Palm PDA ● Palm Pilots, PDAs antiguas ● PDA o Palm * * *… …

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  • 59palm — I n. part of the hand 1) to read smb. s palm ( to tell smb. s fortune ) 2) (misc.) to have an itching palm ( to have a great desire for money, bribes ); to grease smb. s palm ( to bribe smb. ) II n. a potted; royal palm * * * [pɑːm] royal palm to …

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  • 60PALM — For company with same NASDAQ symbol, see Palm, Inc.. Paralemmin Identifiers Symbols PALM; KIAA0270 External IDs …

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