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palms

palms is the plural of palm.

palms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of palm.

Meaning of palm

Noun (1)

palm (plural palms)

  1. Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
    Synonyms:
    palm tree
  2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
    • A great multitude […] stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palmes in their hands.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 7:9
  3. (broadly, figuratively) Triumph; victory.
  4. (scouting) Any of the twenty-three awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning eighteen years old.

Noun (2)

palm (plural palms)

  1. The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
    • On the boys' palms were handfuls of sand.
    Synonyms:
    loof
    Antonyms:
    hardel, backhand
  2. The corresponding part of the forefoot of a nonprimate mammal.

See all 17 meanings of palm

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Palms

Palms (plural Palmses)

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Palms

Palms

  1. (plural) plural of Palm

Noun capitalized: Palms

Palms

  1. (plural) plural of Palm

Forms of palms

pluralPalmses

Origin of palms

Variant of Dutch Palm.

See Palm.

Phrases with palms

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Questions about palms

What does palms mean?
Palms means a surname from Dutch.
What is palms the plural of?
Palms is the plural of palm.
What part of speech is palms?
Palms can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near palms in the dictionary

  1. Palmquist
  2. Palmquists
  3. palmreading
  4. palmrest
  5. palmrests
  6. palms
  7. palms off
  8. palms out
  9. Palmses
  10. palmsful
  11. palmspan

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