palm
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Verb 4 meanings
To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g., for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
“John palmed the ball.”
To move something with the palm of the hand.
To use one's palm as identification to get through a door or security checkpoint.
“I palmed in to work.”
Etymology
From Middle English palme, from Old English palm, palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch”), from Latin palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch, palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂, *pl̥h₂emeh₂ (“palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).
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PALM at a glance
PALM has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + L 1 + M 3) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,787 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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