Synonym: decoration, handle, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm tree, ribbon, thenar. Similar words: realm, almost, salmon, pale, palace, alma mater, principal, palatial. Meaning: [pɑ(l)m /pɑːm] n. 1. the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers 2. a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand 3. any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves 4. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event. v. touch, lift, or hold with the hands.
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(151) Knittle picked up the shiny anvil and rested it on the palm of her hand.
(152) Our plot occupied a compact square nested in a palm of earth on the eastern side of the river.
(153) Again, a palm across the mouthpiece and the drone of conversation in the background.
(154) Peter and Rhonda had built their house out of posts, planks and palm fronds.
(155) Then she stared, amazed, at the fragile rosebud lying across his palm.
(156) He hobbled to the bathroom, feeling his way with his right palm along the wall.
(157) The apartments are idyllically set amongst lovely flower beds, palm trees and tropical shrubs.
(158) Both sides of the stream were sandy and lined with big, tall palm trees.
(159) She has a deep cut in the palm of her right hand.
(160) She's got the whole committee in the palm of her hand.
(161) Using the fingers of your hand or even the heel of your palm, stop him or her moving towards you.
(162) Kathy crossed the porch, knelt down beside him, pressed the palm of her hand against his forehead.
(163) The streets in the village are immaculate, the grass and the palm trees green.
(164) When Charles tapped me on the shoulder I was daydreaming of golden beaches and palm trees.
(165) Listen for a big boom coming from the band office down there near Palm Drive.
(166) For a fraction of a second Jane was off guard and the shearwater struck right in the palm of her hand.
(167) The research on owls seems to have convinced a number of oil palm companies.
(168) So I have come reluctantly to the conclusion that my Palm is a high-functioning offspring in a dysfunctional family.
(169) The subject is essentially twofold - beach and palm trees, so thought must be given to each.
(170) It occurs when Chan nonchalantly eases himself down a brick wall, bracing his legs against a convenient palm tree.
(171) A Palm Beach County grand jury conducted another inquiry, completed in March.
(172) He held out his hand, and gazing at it with admiration he appeared to write on his extended palm.
(173) I raised the fingers of one hand, and slowly I folded them into the palm.
(174) MacLane slapped his open palm lightly with a leaded length of rubber hosepipe.
(175) Use a couple of small ones as worry beads, jiggling them around in the palm of your hand.
(175) Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
(176) Arriving in Honolulu, I spent a night in a hotel room that opened on to a balcony overlooking tall palm trees.
(177) Gus's neighborhood was poorly lighted and the yards were flat patches of dirt, graced with occasional palm trees.
(178) Jean-Paul looked down at his own oiled body, then spat on to his palm for added lubrication.
(179) Later I saw in the mirror that the shape of his palm and fingers was etched in dark red on my skin.
(180) The ice-cold butt burned the skin of his palm like a flame.
More similar words: realm, almost, salmon, pale, palace, alma mater, principal, palatial, municipal, Palestinian.