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Word: palm (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A handheld computing device used to store personal data such as calendars and phone numbers.
  • Any of various evergreen trees from the family ''Palmae'' or ''Arecaceae'', which are mainly found in the tropics.
  • The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
  • The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

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Verb:

  • 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.
  • To move something laterally by static friction against the palm of the hand.

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