palm
/pɑm/ noun B1- Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
- A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
- Triumph; victory.
- Any of the twenty-three awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning eighteen years old.
Plural palms
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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He held it out, as he spoke, upon the palm of his hand.
“No, but I observe the second half of a return ticket in the palm of your left glove.
She had made friends with the spring down in the hollow--that wonderful deep, clear icy-cold spring; it was set about with smooth red sandstones and rimmed in by great palm-like clumps of water fern; and beyond it was a log bridge over the brook.
Anne suddenly came close to Marilla and slipped her hand into the older woman’s hard palm.
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