PALM


Meaning of PALM in English

noun

1 flat part of the front of your hand

ADJECTIVE

▪ soft

▪ sweaty

▪ warm

▪ flat , open

▪ upturned

▪ outstretched

▪ left , right

VERB + PALM

▪ hold up , raise

He held up a ~ for silence.

▪ extend

▪ open , spread

He spread his ~s in a gesture of openness.

▪ cup

He cupped his empty ~s together.

▪ lay , place , put , rest

He went over to the wall and placed his ~ on it.

▪ press

I pressed my ~ to the wound to stop the bleeding.

▪ slam , slap

She slapped her ~ against the desk in anger.

▪ rub , wipe

He rubbed his ~s against his jeans.

▪ run

He ran his ~ up and down Holly's shoulder.

▪ read

She read people's ~s and told fortunes.

PALM + VERB

▪ sweat

▪ face

Hold out your arms with your ~s facing down.

▪ rest

His right ~ was resting against my neck.

PALM + NOUN

▪ reader , reading

▪ print

PREPOSITION

▪ against your ~s

The metal felt hot against my ~s.

▪ between your ~s

He took her hand between his ~s and squeezed it.

▪ in your ~

He showed me the coins in his ~.

2 tree

ADJECTIVE

▪ coconut , date , oil

▪ fan

▪ potted

PALM + NOUN

▪ tree

▪ branch , frond , kernel , leaf

▪ grove

▪ fruit , oil

▪ wine

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .