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palm | map |

As a proper noun palm

is .

As an initialism map is

(travel) modified american plan, a hotel rate that included accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but not lunch.

palm

English

(wikipedia palm)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) palme, from (etyl) palm, .

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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
  • A great multitude stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.
    Synonyms
    * (tropical tree) palm tree
    Derived terms
    * coconut palm * date palm * palmate * palmist * palmistry * Palm Sunday

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) palme, paume, from (etyl) palme, paulme, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
  • * Tennyson
  • Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm .
  • * 1990 October 28, , Warner Bros.
  • The open palm of desire wants everything.
  • 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.
  • Synonyms
    * (flat of the hand) (l)
    Antonyms
    * (hand) hardel
    Derived terms
    * cross someone's palm * grease someone's palm * itchy palm

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2010 , date=December 28 , author=Marc Vesty , title=Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham , work=BBC 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.}}
    Derived terms
    * palm off

    See also

    * * * (Arecaceae) * (hand) * (Personal digital assistant)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    map

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March–April
  • , author= , title=Pixels or Perish , volume=100, issue=2, page=106 , magazine= citation , passage=Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps , diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.}}
  • (mathematics)   A function.
  • The discrete topology is always continuous, therefore functions with discrete domains are always maps.
  • (topology)   A continuous function.
  • A diagram of components of an item.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
  • , author= , title=Well-connected Brains , volume=100, issue=2, page=171 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
  • The butterfly .
  • (UK, old-fashioned)   Someone's face.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter X , passage=And as the eye rested on him, he too filled me with pity and terror, for his map was flushed and his manner distraught. He looked like Jack Dempsey at the conclusion of his first conference with Gene Tunney, the occasion, if you remember, when he forgot to duck.}}
  • (board games, computer games)   A predefined and confined imaginary area where a game session takes place.
  • "I don't want to play this map again!"

    Synonyms

    * plan * chart * (mathematics) mapping, function.

    Derived terms

    * argument map * concept map * * mapmaker * mapmaking * mind map * overworld map * texture map * thematic map * topic map

    Verb

    (mapp)
  • To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
  • To inform someone of a particular idea.
  • (mathematics) To act as a function on.
  • f'' maps''' ''A'' to ''B'', ' mapping a\in A to b\in B.
  • (topology) To act as a continuous function on.
  • The discrete topology is always continuous, therefore functions with discrete domains are always mappings.

    Derived terms

    * map out