Definition: 1. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers. 2. A linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand. 3. Any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves. 4. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event. 5. Touch, lift, or hold with the hands.
Use 'palm' in a sentence:
1. He looked down, observed the discarded key and palmed it unobtrusively.
2. Johnson thought he had the board of directors in the palm of his hand.
3. Place your hands on the table with the palms facing upwards.
4. Rub the fingertips of one hand into the palm of the other, then reverse.
5. I rolled the stone in my palm.
6. Work the dough with the palm of your hand until it is very smooth.
7. She carried off the palm in both tennis and swimming.
8. She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees.
9. In order to describe human beings, he should keep the palm of his hand at a right angle to the floor.
10. Therefore, it would be in our financial interest to purchase a retail space in Palm Grove rather than in Sandida Heights.
11. Joseph made sure that he was never palmed off with inferior stuff.
12. The beach was fringed by coconut palms.
13. She wrapped a handkerchief around her bleeding palm.
14. She moves in high-society circles in Palm Beach.
15. The palm of one's hand is slightly concave.
16. The coconut palm trees planted after the war added to the beauty of the city.
17. There are palm trees growing near Bournemouth.
18. Hunt and Lipo also see no evidence that Rapanui civilisation collapsed when the palm forest did.
19. Archaeological finds of nuts from the extinct Easter Island palm show tiny grooves, made by the teeth of Polynesian rats.
20. Make sure he doesn't try to palm you off with faulty goods.
21. He wiped his sweaty palm.
22. Dornberg slapped the table with the palm of his hand.
23. The fruit seller palmed off some bad oranges onto the old lady.
24. They held his fate in the palms of their ancient hands.
25. He muted the strings with his palm.
26. Palm oil is an ingredient in an estimated third of all products on supermarket shelves, from biscuits and margarine to shampoo and confectionery.
27. He emptied the contents out into the palm of his hand.
28. The snake has been named Silver Boa because it is metal-colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree.
29. Produced by Oliver Stone, 'Wild Palms' co-stars Dana Delaney, Jim Belushi and Angie Dickinson.
30. Our army bore off the palm in the battle.
31. In the end, I turned down Raoul's tempting offer of the Palm Beach trip.
32. The two films will vie for the gold palm award at the Cannes Film festival.
33. Another aunt—this one elderly and a real lover of palm wine—went on and on about a family friend who married a Korean woman.
34. I couldn't keep palming her off on friends.
35. He arrived at the Palm Beach County courthouse with his mother.
36. From another section of the pouch, he extracted several wooden matches, counted them in his palm, and returned all but one to the waterproof compartment.
37. Palm trees are everywhere.
38. She wrapped a handkerchief around her bleeding palm in an effort to protect it.
39. The snake has been named silver boa because it is metallic colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree.
40. Palm Springs has ritzy restaurants and glitzy nightlife.
41. One with the palm faced outwards, and one with the palm inwards.
42. He smacked a fist into the palm of his hand.
43. He cupped her chin in the palm of his hand.
44. Palm trees stir in the soft Pacific breeze.
45. Palm oil is environment-friendly.
46. He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand.
47. Glossy palm fronds twist in the temperate wind along immaculate, powder white beaches.
48. They were trying to palm the table off as a genuine antique.
49. She's always palming the worst jobs off on her assistant.
