palmer
noun
Simple meaning
An extinct town in Washington County.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɑmɚ
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Definition
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noun
United States golfer (born in 1929)
A number of places in the United States
An extinct town in Washington County, Missouri.
An extinct town in Braxton County, West Virginia.
A rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland.
A place in Australia
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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Inflected forms
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The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
Compound terms
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A large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America.
United States golfer (born in 1929).
United States basketball guard (born in 1938).
United States golfer (born in 1929).
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