The Meaning of palm

• (n.) The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.
• (n.) A lineal measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; -- used in measuring a horse's height.
• (n.) A metallic disk, attached to a strap, and worn the palm of the hand, -- used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
• (n.) The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; -- so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
• (n.) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
• (n.) Any endogenous tree of the order Palmae or Palmaceae; a palm tree.
• (n.) A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
• (n.) Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy.
• (v. t.) To handle.
• (v. t.) To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle.
• (v. t.) To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means; -- usually with off.

Synonyms

thenar , palm tree , decoration , laurel wreath , medal , medallion , ribbon , handle

Homophones

palme

Rhymes

alm , altom , amraam , anscom , anscomb , aplomb , balm , baucom , baum , becalm , blaum , blom , bohm , bom , bomb , bombe , brahm , brom , bromm , calm , cdrom , clomb , com , crom , daum , dom , embalm , flaum , flom , fraum , fromm , fromme , glomb , grom , guam , halm , hobsbawm , hom , homme , intercom , islam , klom , lomb , malm , mam , mom , nahm , nom , overstrom , palme , panmunjom , petrovietnam , phnom , pogrom , pom , praam , prom , psalm , qualm , quam , rahm , raum , rhomb , rom , romm , saam , saddam , salaam , salam , salm , saum , schrom , schwalm , schwam , shawm , sitcom , som , somme , strahm , straum , stromme , suddam , surinam , thom , throm , tom , traum , vietnam , yom , zalm