read someone's palm

read someone's palm
to claim to be able to tell what will happen to someone in the future by examining the palm of their hand

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • read someone's palm — read someone’s palm phrase to claim to be able to tell what will happen to someone in the future by examining the palm of their hand Thesaurus: to use, or to be affected by magical or supernatural powershyponym Main entry: palm * * * tell someone …   Useful english dictionary

  • read someone's palm — ► read someone s palm tell someone s fortune by looking at the lines on their palm. Main Entry: ↑palm …   English terms dictionary

  • read someone's palm — tell someone s fortune by looking at the lines on their palm. → palm …   English new terms dictionary

  • palm — Ⅰ. palm [1] ► NOUN 1) (also palm tree) an evergreen tree with a crown of very long feathered or fan shaped leaves, growing in warm regions. 2) a leaf of a palm awarded as a prize or viewed as a symbol of victory. ORIGIN Latin palma palm (of a… …   English terms dictionary

  • palm — palm1 [ palm, pam ] noun count ** 1. ) the inside part of your hand, between your fingers and your wrist: She sat waiting, resting her chin in the palm of her hand. The captain slapped his palm on the desk. 2. ) a PALM TREE or a large plant… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • palm — palm1 noun 1》 (also palm tree) an unbranched evergreen tree with a crown of very long feathered or fan shaped leaves, growing in tropical and warm regions. [Family Palmae: numerous species.] 2》 a leaf of a palm awarded as a prize or viewed as a… …   English new terms dictionary

  • palm — I UK [pɑːm] / US [pɑlm, pɑm] noun [countable] Word forms palm : singular palm plural palms ** 1) the inside part of your hand, between your fingers and your wrist She sat waiting, resting her chin in the palm of her hand. The captain slapped his… …   English dictionary

  • read — read1 [rēd] vt. read [red] reading [rēd′iŋ] [ME reden, to explain, hence to read < OE rædan, to counsel, interpret; akin to Ger raten, to counsel, advise < IE * rē dh, *rə dh < base * ar , *(a)rē , to join, fit > ART3, ARM1, L reri,… …   English World dictionary

  • read — read1 W1S1 [ri:d] v past tense and past participle read [red] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(words/books)¦ 2¦(find information)¦ 3¦(read and speak)¦ 4¦(music/maps etc)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(understand something in a particular way)¦ 7¦(have words on)¦ 8¦(style of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • read — 1 /ri:d/ verb past tense and past participle read /red/ 1 WORDS/BOOKS (I, T) to look at written words and understand what they mean: Tom could read by the time he was four. | read sth: Read the instructions carefully before you start. | I m sorry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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