palms Definition and Meaning in English (palms definition)

noun
Quick Answer • Definition

Palms definition: The inner surfaces of the hands between the wrists and the fingers.

Definitions of Palms

  1. 1noun

    The inner surfaces of the hands between the wrists and the fingers.

  2. 2noun

    Any of various tropical and subtropical trees or shrubs of the family Arecaceae, typically having a straight, unbranched trunk and a crown of large, fan-shaped or feather-shaped leaves.

Example Sentences

casual

“She held the small bird gently in her palms.”

casual

“The tropical island was covered with swaying palms.”

casual

“He wiped his sweaty palms on his trousers before the presentation.”

Inflected Word Forms

past tensepalmed
gerundpalming
nounpalm
agent nounpalmist

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

grease someone's palmidiom

To bribe someone.

in the palm of one's handidiom

To have complete control over someone or something.

read palmscollocation

To tell someone's fortune by examining the lines on their hands.

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Palms definition: The inner surfaces of the hands between the wrists and the fingers.
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