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How to pronounce palm in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, ribbon
Type of accolade, award, laurels, honour, honor
Has types distinguished service medal, silver star medal, silver star, purple heart, bronze star, order of the purple heart, bronze star medal, distinguished service order, congressional medal of honor, oak leaf cluster, medaille militaire, medal of honor, navy cross, air medal, victoria cross, croix de guerre, distinguished conduct medal, distinguished flying cross, distinguished service cross
Type Words
Synonyms handle
Type of touch
Has types manhandle, field, fumble, manipulate
Type Words
Synonyms thenar
Type of area, region
Derivation palmar
Type Words
Synonyms palm tree
Type of tree
Has types euterpe oleracea, cabbage palm, cabbage tree, calamus, coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut, coconut palm, coconut tree, cocos nucifera, corozo, corozo palm, fan palm, feather palm, fishtail palm, lady palm, livistona australis, nipa fruticans, nipa palm, raffia farinifera, raffia palm, raffia ruffia, royal palm, roystonea oleracea, roystonea regia, sago palm
Type Words
Type of linear unit, linear measure

Examples of palm

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You will have both a remote control and a media server in the palm of your hand.
From the post-gazette.com
Palm has wrung all it can from the Motorola DragonBall, a 25-year-old processor.
From the businessweek.com
Prices of everything from iron ore to palm oil to corn reached dizzying heights.
From the time.com
It's famous for its white sands, palm trees, clear water and relaxed atmosphere.
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Styles of these gold and diamond pieces include palm trees, hearts and initials.
From the bostonherald.com
She placed the palm of her hand on Mikey's empty bed and briefly bowed her head.
From the theatlantic.com
The parrots are chirping, and the palm trees bend under the weight of the water.
From the theatlantic.com
Anyway, there are palm trees and I'm about to put on a shirt with short sleeves.
From the bostonherald.com
He turned to look at Joseph, flipping a flat stone over on his palm as he spoke.
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More examples
  • Handle: touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
  • The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
  • A linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
  • Any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
  • Decoration: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
  • Paralemmin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PALM gene.
  • Palm was a Minneapolis based band in the early 90s. The band was a project started by the late Hole band bassist Kristen Pfaff. The project took place during Pfaff's time in the band Janitor Joe. The band also had a guitar player by the name of Peter. ...
  • A palm, when used as a unit of length, is usually four digits (fingers) or three inches, i.e. 7.62 cm (for the international inch).
  • Palm handhelds are Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) which run the Palm OS. Palm devices have evolved from handhelds to smartphones which run Palm OS, WebOS, and Windows Mobile. ...