to grease someone's palm
Informal, Bribe
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English Definitions
palm
N
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
palm
N
a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
palm
N
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
palm
N
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
palm
V
touch, lift, or hold with the hands
N
a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast
N
spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
N
spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
N
chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
V
sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
palm oil
N
oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm
N
telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
palm tree
N
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point
N
large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
N
large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
N
chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
N
chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
N
coextensive with the family Palmae: palms
palmar
relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
(of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin
palmate
of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point
N
a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point
having lobes radiating from a central point
of a leaf shape; palmately cleft rather than lobed
N
an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed
N
United States golfer (born in 1929)
N
a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific
N
any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
N
a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
palmist
N
fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms
N
fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms
palmistry
N
telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
N
a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products
N
an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid
palmy
very lively and profitable
N
tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
palmyra palm
N
tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
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