palm
English Thesaurus
1. the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | area, region, |
| definition | : | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | thenar, |
| definition | : | the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | hand, manus, mitt, paw, |
| definition | : | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb (noun.body) |
2. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | distinguished service medal, |
| definition | : | a United States military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | distinguished service cross, |
| definition | : | a United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | navy cross, |
| definition | : | a United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | distinguished flying cross, |
| definition | : | a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | air medal, |
| definition | : | a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bronze star, bronze star medal, |
| definition | : | a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | oak leaf cluster, |
| definition | : | a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | victoria cross, |
| definition | : | a British military decoration for gallantry (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | distinguished conduct medal, |
| definition | : | a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | croix de guerre, |
| definition | : | a French military decoration for gallantry (noun.communication) |
3. any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | tree, |
| definition | : | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | sago palm, |
| definition | : | any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | feather palm, |
| definition | : | palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | fan palm, |
| definition | : | palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | calamus, |
| definition | : | any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | fishtail palm, |
| definition | : | attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | corozo, corozo palm, |
| definition | : | any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cabbage palm, euterpe oleracea, |
| definition | : | Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | nipa fruticans, nipa palm, |
| definition | : | any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | raffia farinifera, raffia palm, raffia ruffia, |
| definition | : | a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | lady palm, |
| definition | : | any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants (noun.plant) |
4. a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand (noun.quantity)
5. touch, lift, or hold with the hands (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | touch, |
| definition | : | make physical contact with, come in contact with (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | field, |
| definition | : | catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | fumble, |
| definition | : | handle clumsily (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | manipulate, |
| definition | : | hold something in one's hands and move it (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | manhandle, |
| definition | : | handle roughly (verb.contact) |
6. the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers (noun.body)
| derivation | : | handle, palm, |
| definition | : | touch, lift, or hold with the hands (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | palmar, volar, |
| definition | : | relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | thenal, thenar, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb (adj.pert) |
7. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | decorate, |
| definition | : | award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to (verb.social) |
8. a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | handle, palm, |
| definition | : | touch, lift, or hold with the hands (verb.contact) |
9. touch, lift, or hold with the hands (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | handling, manipulation, |
| definition | : | the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | grip, handgrip, handle, hold, |
| definition | : | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | palm, thenar, |
| definition | : | the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | palm, |
| definition | : | a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand (noun.quantity) |
10. the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers (noun.body)
| derivation | : | handle, palm, |
| definition | : | touch, lift, or hold with the hands (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | palmar, volar, |
| definition | : | relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | thenal, thenar, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb (adj.pert) |
11. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | decorate, |
| definition | : | award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to (verb.social) |
12. a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | handle, palm, |
| definition | : | touch, lift, or hold with the hands (verb.contact) |
13. touch, lift, or hold with the hands (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | handling, manipulation, |
| definition | : | the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | grip, handgrip, handle, hold, |
| definition | : | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | palm, thenar, |
| definition | : | the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | palm, |
| definition | : | a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand (noun.quantity) |
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