Collocations for palm - noun
1. flat part of the front of your hand
ADJ.
soft | horny | sweaty | open | outstretched
VERB + PALM
hold up, raise
He held up a palm for silence.
He held up a palm for silence.
spread
He spread his palms in a gesture of openness.
He spread his palms in a gesture of openness.
press
I pressed my palm to the wound to stop the bleeding.
I pressed my palm to the wound to stop the bleeding.
slap
She slapped her palm against the desk in anger.
She slapped her palm against the desk in anger.
PALM + VERB
sweat | face
Hold out your arms with the palms facing downwards.
Hold out your arms with the palms facing downwards.
PALM + NOUN
reading | print
PREP.
against your ~s
The metal felt hot against my palms.
The metal felt hot against my palms.
between your ~s
He took her hand between his palms and squeezed it.
He took her hand between his palms and squeezed it.
in your ~
He showed me the coins in his palm.
He showed me the coins in his palm.
PHRASES
palm/palms up/upwards
She held out her hand to me, palm up.
She held out her hand to me, palm up.
2. tree
ADJ.
coconut, date, oil
PALM + NOUN
tree | branch, frond, leaf | grove | oil