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 serve as a thimble. |
| 5. | a linear measure of from 3 to 4 inches (71/2 –10 centimeters), based on the breadth of the hand. |
| 6. | a linear measure of from 7 to 10 inches (171/2 –25 centimeters), based on the length of the hand. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 money to, esp. as a bribe: Before any work could begin, it was necessary to grease the superintendent's palm. |
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Tree Definition–noun | 1. | a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. |
| 2. | any of various shrubs, bushes, and plants, as the banana, resembling a tree in form and size. |
| 3. | something resembling a tree in shape, as a clothes tree or a crosstree. |
| 6. | a pole, post, beam, bar, handle, or the like, as one forming part of some structure. |
| 7. | a shoetree or boot tree. |
| 9. | a treelike group of crystals, as one forming in an electrolytic cell. |
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| 11. | the cross on which Christ was crucified. |
| 12. | Computers. a data structure organized like a tree whose nodes store data elements and whose branches represent pointers to other nodes in the tree. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to drive into or up a tree, as a pursued animal or person. |
| 15. | Informal. to put into a difficult position. |
| 16. | to stretch or shape on a tree, as a boot. |
| 17. | to furnish (a structure) with a tree. |
—Idiom| 18. | up a tree, Informal. in a difficult or embarrassing situation; at a loss; stumped. |
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