Oak vs Palm - What's the difference?
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(senseid)(lb) A tree of the genus Quercus .
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*:It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
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*:Instead there were the white of aspens, streaks of branch and slender trunk glistening from the green of leaves, and the darker green of oaks , and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows.
(lb) The wood of the oak.
A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
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(colour) of a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
made of oak wood or timber
consisting of oak trees
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae'' or ''Arecaceae , which are mainly found in the tropics.
A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
* Bible, Revelations vii. 9
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
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* 1990 October 28, , Warner Bros.
The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
A linear measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; used in measuring a horse's height.
(sailmaking) A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
(nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
To move something with the palm of the hand.
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As an adjective oak
is .As a proper noun palm is
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English
Noun
Derived terms
* *Hypernyms
* (oak tree) treeMeronyms
* (oak tree) acornAdjective
(-)- an oak' table, ' oak beam, etc
- an oak' wood, ' oak forest, etc
Derived terms
* acute oak decline * blackjack oak * chestnut oak * (chinquapin oak) * (coast live oak) * cork oak * durmast oak * fumed oak * holly oak * holm oak * Jerusalem oak * kermes oak * live oak * oak apple * oak fern * Oak Forest * oak gall * oak leaf cluster * Oak Park * oak pruner * oak wilt * oaken * Oakland * oakmoss * oak processionary moth * Oakville * pin oak * poison oak * red oak * scarlet oak * sessile oak * silky oak * scrub oak * (tan oak) * (valley oak) * water oak * white oak * willow oakSee also
* acorn * cork * ellagic acid * encina * nutgall * quercetin * quercitron * roble * shillelagh * tanbark * valonia * wainscot * (topicsee)External links
* (wikipedia "oak")Anagrams
* (l) * (l), (l)palm
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(wikipedia palm)Etymology 1
From (etyl) palme, from (etyl) palm, .Noun
(en noun)- A great multitude stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.
Synonyms
* (tropical tree) palm treeDerived terms
* coconut palm * date palm * palmate * palmist * palmistry * Palm SundayEtymology 2
From (etyl) palme, paume, from (etyl) palme, paulme, .Noun
(en noun)- Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm .
- The open palm of desire wants everything.
Synonyms
* (flat of the hand) (l)Antonyms
* (hand) hardelDerived terms
* cross someone's palm * grease someone's palm * itchy palmVerb
(en verb)citation, page= , passage=The home side's goalkeeper Asmir Begovic managed to palm the drive on to the post but the sheer pace of the shot forced the ball into the net.}}
