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: writing material (as a parchment) used after the erasure of earlier writing

pal·in·drome noun : a word, verse, or sentence (as “Able was I ere I saw Elba”) or a number (as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward

pal·ing noun 1 : a fence of pales

2 : material for pales

3 : PALE, PICKET

pal·i·sade noun 1 : a high fence of stakes esp. for defense

2 : a line of steep cliffs

Synonyms

bluff, cliff, crag, escarpment, precipice, scarp—more at CLIFF

1pall verb 1 : to lose in interest or attraction

2 : SATIATE, CLOY

2pall noun 1 : a heavy cloth draped over a coffin

2 : something that produces a gloomy atmosphere

pal·la·di·um noun : a silver-white metallic chemical element used esp. as a catalyst and in alloys

pall·bear·er noun : a person who attends the coffin at a funeral

1pallet noun : a small, hard, or makeshift bed

2pallet noun : a portable platform for transporting and storing materials

pal·li·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to ease (as a disease) without curing

2 : to cover by excuses and apologies

— pal·li·a·tion noun

— pal·li·a·tive adjective or noun

Synonyms

[1] allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, help, mitigate, mollify, relieve, soothe—more at HELP

[2] excuse, gloss, whitewash; also varnish; apologize, atone, confess; explain, justify, rationalize; alleviate, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, soften, temper; absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

pal·lid adjective : deficient in color : PALE, WAN

pal·lor noun : PALENESS

1palm noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE, fr. L palma palm of the hand, palm tree; fr. the resemblance of the tree's leaves to the outstretched hand]

1 : any of a family of mostly tropical trees, shrubs, or vines usu. with a tall unbranched stem topped by a crown of large leaves

2 : a symbol of victory; also : VICTORY

2palm noun : the underpart of the hand between the fingers and the wrist

3palm verb 1 : to conceal in or with the hand <~ a card>

2 : to impose by fraud

pal·mate also pal·mat·ed adjective : resembling a hand with the fingers spread

pal·met·to noun, plural -tos or -toes : any of several usu. small palms with fan-shaped leaves

palm·ist·ry noun : the practice of reading a person's character or future from the markings on the palms

— palm·ist noun

Palm Sunday noun : the Sunday preceding Easter and commemorating Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem

palm·top noun : a portable computer small enough to hold in the hand

palmy adjective palm·i·er; -est 1 : abounding in or bearing palms

2 : marked by prosperity : PROSPEROUS

Synonyms

booming, golden, prosperous, roaring, successful—more at PROSPEROUS

pal·o·mi·no noun, plural -nos [ORIGIN: AmerSp, fr. Sp, like a dove, fr. L palumbinus, fr. palumbes, a species of dove]

: a horse with a pale cream to golden coat and cream or white mane and tail

pal·pa·ble adjective 1 : capable of being touched or felt

2 : easily perceptible by the mind

— pal·pa·bly adverb

Synonyms

[1, 2] appreciable, detectable, discernible, distinguishable, perceptible, sensible—more at PERCEPTIBLE

[2] apparent, broad, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, lucid, manifest, obvious, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable—more at CLEAR

pal·pate verb pal·pat·ed; pal·pat·ing : to examine by touch esp. medically

— pal·pa·tion noun

pal·pi·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing : to beat rapidly and strongly : THROB

Synonyms

beat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb—more at PULSATE

pal·pi·ta·tion noun : a rapid pulsation

Synonyms

beat, pulsation, pulse, throb—more at PULSATION

pal·sy noun, plural palsies 1 : PARALYSIS

2 : a condition marked by tremor

— pal·sied adjective

pal·ter verb pal·tered; pal·ter·ing 1 : to act insincerely : EQUIVOCATE

2 : to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : HAGGLE

Synonyms

bargain, chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, negotiate—more at BARGAIN

pal·try adjective pal·tri·er; -est 1 : TRASHY