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Meanings of palm in English
Anthropic unit of length, based on the width of the human palm and then variously standardized.
An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.
Synonyms
Examples for "hand"
Examples for "hand"
1
Therefore the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
2
Merkel said authorities would use all means at hand to fight anti-Semitism.
3
Try different hand orientations; a good jam should feel secure and comfortable.
4
The rebound comes hand in hand with looser credit conditions this year.
5
The hand of political interference was never far from the problems either.
1
The sun was but a handsbreadth from the western edge of land.
2
I hit the floor crouched, a handsbreadth off his right elbow.
3
The lama brought his thousand-wrinkled face once more a handsbreadth from the Englishman's.
4
The sun was a good handsbreadth above the forest canopy.
5
The droid rolled along quickly behind Breha, just a handsbreadth from the train of her gown.
1
A cart creaked past, one wheel coming within a handbreadth of Owein's head.
2
By what looked like a handbreadth, we cleared each other, and the race continued.
3
The door to the dungeons stood cracked open a handbreadth.
4
A handbreadth of basis is enough for me, if it be actually basis and ground!
5
She was kicking at him while simultaneously attempting to climb the last handbreadth up onto the platform.
Usage of palm in English
1
The fires are deliberately set to clear forests for palm oil plantations.
2
Data last week showed that palm oil exports rose slightly in May.
3
This means there is need for extra land for palm oil plantations.
4
Its business is classified into three divisions: food, rice and palm oil.
5
They are supporting the sustainable palm oil network in China, Vis said.
6
Gains were also seen in the palm oil and offshore services sectors.
7
So far, palm oil sales to the European Union have held up.
8
I know Milverton's house as I know the palm of my hand.
9
The left hand was held palm out, the right clutched his wand.
10
With his left hand he stroked the palm of his right hand.
11
Despite the rise, palm oil posted its first annual decline since 2008.
12
He accepted and placed the double fare in silver in my palm.
13
Fundamentally palm oil is still bullish because supply is still facing issues.
14
This government tickles that itching palm, though people know it's fool's gold.
15
The palm tree is perhaps the most useful tree in the world.
16
He took her hand; it lay close and familiarly in his palm.
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Palm across language varieties
Canada
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United States of America
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