palming

noun

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

verb

touch, lift, or hold with the hands

Roots

palmapalm- · Latin · palm of hand

Words related to palming

palmedv thenarn squeezingn pinchingv dribblingn flickingv strokingn caressingn

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The word palming breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root palm-, from Latin palma (“palm of hand”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.