(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ or a ~ tree is a tree that grows in hot countries. It has long leaves growing at the top, and no branches.
N-COUNT
2.
The ~ of your hand is the inside part.
Dornberg slapped the table with the ~ of his hand...
He wiped his sweaty ~.
N-COUNT: usu poss N, N of n
3.
If you have someone or something in the ~ of your hand, you have control over them.
Johnson thought he had the board of directors in the ~ of his hand...
PHRASE: Ns inflect