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Palm Definition–noun | 1. | the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. | | 2. | the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. | | 3. | the part of a glove covering this part of the hand. | | 4. | Also called sailmaker's palm. a stiff rawhide or metal shield worn over this part of the hand by sailmakers to
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serve as a thimble. | | 5. | a linear measure of from 3 to 4 inches (7 1/2 –10 centimeters), based on the breadth of the hand. | | 6. | a linear measure of from 7 to 10 inches (17 1/2 –25 centimeters), based on the length of the hand. | | 7. | the flat, expanded part of the horn or antler of a deer. | | 8. | a flat, widened part at the end of an armlike projection. | | 9. | Nautical. | b. | the inner face of an anchor fluke. | | c. | (loosely) an anchor fluke. | | | 10. | a flat-topped bearing member at the head of a stanchion. | –verb (used with object) | 11. | to conceal in the palm, as in cheating at cards or dice or in juggling. | | 12. | to pick up stealthily. | | 14. | to impose (something) fraudulently (usually fol. by on or upon): to palm stolen jewels on someone. | | 15. | to touch or stroke with the palm or hand. | | 17. | Basketball. to grip (the ball) momentarily with the hand in the act of dribbling. | —Verb phrase | 18. | palm off, to dispose of by deception, trickery, or fraud; substitute (something) with intent to deceive: Someone had palmed off a forgery on the museum officials. | —Idiom | 19. | grease someone's palm, to give mo
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Harbor Definition–noun | 1. | a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents. | | 2. | such a body of water having docks or port facilities. | | 3. | any place of shelter or refuge: The old inn was a harbor for tired travelers. | –verb (used with object) | 4. | to give shelter to; offer refuge to: They harbored the refugees who streamed across the borders. | | 5. | to conceal; hide: to harbor fugitives. | | 6. | to keep or hold in the mind; maintain; entertain: to harbor suspicion. | | 8. | to shelter (a vessel), as in a harbor. | –verb (used without object) | 9. | (of a vessel) to take shelter in a harbor. | |
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Travel Definition–verb (used without ob
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ject) | 1. | to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure. | | 2. | to move or go from one place or point to another. | | 3. | to proceed or advance
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in any way. | | 4. | to go from place to place as a representative of a business firm. | | 5. | to associate or consort: He travels in a wealthy crowd. | | 6. | Informal. to move with speed. | | 7. | to pass, or be transmitted, as light or sound. | | 8. | Basketball. walk (def. 9). | | 9. | to move in a fixed course, as a piece of mechanism. | –verb (used with object) | 10. | to travel, journey, or pass through or over, as a country or road. | | 11. | to journey or traverse (a specified distance): We traveled a hundred miles. | | 12. | to cause to journey; ship: to travel logs downriver. | –noun | 13. | the act of traveling; journeying, esp. to distant places: to travel to other planets. | | 14. | travels, | a. | journeys; wanderings: to set out on one's travels. | | b. | journeys as the subject of a written account or literary work: a book of travels. | | c. | such an account or work. | | | 15. | the coming and going of persons or conveyances along a way of passage; traffic: an increase in travel on state roads. | | 16. | Machinery. | a. | the complete movement of a moving part, esp. a reciprocating part, in one direction, or the distance traversed; stroke. | | | 17. | movement or passage in general: to reduce the travel of food from kitchen to table. | –adjective | 18. | used or designed for use while traveling: a travel alarm clock. | |
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