fruit salad vs palm

fruit salad

noun
  • Awards worn on a military uniform. 

  • A canned mixture of chopped fruit in a syrup. 

  • A mixture of freshly cut fruit, sometimes with the addition of alcohol or yogurt, often served as a dessert. 

palm

noun
  • Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old. 

  • The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. 

  • 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. 

  • Synonym of hand, any of various units of length notionally derived from the breadth of the palm, formalized in England as 4 inches and now chiefly used for the height of horses 

  • Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers. 

  • The flat inner face of an anchor fluke. 

  • A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. 

  • Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics. 

  • The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal. 

  • Triumph; victory. 

verb
  • To hold something without bending the fingers significantly. 

  • To move something with the palm of the hand. 

  • To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something. 

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