Crossword-Solution: PALM
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Palm | n. | The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist. |
| Palm | 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. |
| Palm | 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. |
| Palm | 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. |
| Palm | n. | The flat inner face of an anchor fluke. |
| Palm | n. | Any endogenous tree of the order Palmae or Palmaceae; a palm tree. |
| Palm | n. | A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. |
| Palm | n. | Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. |
| Palm | v. t. | To handle. |
| Palm | v. t. | To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle. |
| Palm | v. t. | To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means; -- usually with off. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| PALM | anagram | AMPL, LAMP, MPLA, PLAM |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with PALM (5)
EDIS (since NA 1988); note--resides in the UK _#_Diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK) _#_Flag: white with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and six blue wavy horizontal stripes bearing a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag _*_Economy _#_Overview: All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where joint UK-US defense facilities are located.
Bathsheba too had her sample-bags, and by degrees adopted the professional pour into the hand—holding up the grains in her narrow palm for inspection, in perfect Casterbridge manner.
The Man aimed a blow at his little enemy, but—_whack_—his palm came on his head instead; again the Fly tormented him, but this time the Man was wiser and said: “You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.” The Fox and the Stork At one time the Fox and the Stork were on visiting terms and seemed very good friends.
From beneath their broad-brimmed hats of palm-leaf, gleamed eyes which, even in good-nature and merriment, had a kind of animal ferocity.
The ceiling was so low that a grown person could reach it with the palm of the hand, and it sloped down on either side.
Quotes with PALM (3)
Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward that dream. That’s the point at which most people give up. It’s the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.
It’s not the drug that causes the junkie it’s the laws that causes the junkie because of course the drug laws means that he can’t go and get help because he is afraid of being arrested. He also can’t have a normal life because the war on drugs has made drugs so expensive and has made drug contracts unenforceable which means they can only be enforced through criminal violence. It becomes so profitable to sell drugs to addicts that the drug dealers have every incentive to get p…
My friend Adele describes fundamentalism as holding so tightly to your beliefs that your fingernails leave imprints on the palm of your hand... I think she's right. I was a fundamentalist not because of the beliefs I held but because of how I held them: with a death grip. It would take God himself to finally pry them out of my hands. (p.17-18)
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, S&S, Three Across, TIME, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 393 times in crossword archives (1950–2025).