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palm

noun

1 palm

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

synonym: thenar.

Roget 200: length, longitude, span; mileage; distance etc. 196.    line, bar, rule, stripe, streak, spoke, radius.    ... show more

Dutch: handpalm, palm
Polish: dłoń

2 palm

A linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand.

3 palm

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

synonym: palm tree.

Dutch: palm, palmboom
Polish: palma

4 palm

An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.

synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, ribbon.

Roget 877: title, honor; knighthood etc. (nobility) 875.    highness, excellency, grace; lordship, worship; reverence, reverend; ... show more

Roget 733: trophy; medal, prize, palm, award; laurel, laurels; bays, crown, chaplet, wreath, civic crown; insignia etc. ... show more

Dutch: erepenning, distinctief, eremetaal, ereteken, gedenkpenning, insigne, medaille, onderscheiding, plak, versierselen
Polish: blaszka, blacha, odznaka

verb

1 palm

Touch, lift, or hold with the hands.

synonym: handle.

Roget 791: steal, thieve, rob, mug, purloin, pilfer, filch, prig, bag, nim, crib, cabbage, palm; abstract; ... show more

Dutch: behandelen, zich bezighouden met, bedienen, omgaan


Moby thesaurus: Old Mug, abstract, acme, acquire, and, annex, appropriate, authority, authorization, bag, bays, be-all and end-all, blue ribbon, boost, borrow, catch up, championship, chaplet, civic crown, claim ... show more.

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