medal vs palm

medal and palm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medal	Yes	No	No	No
palm	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, medal and palm are synonyms defined as:

medal and palm: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

Other synonyms of medal include decoration, laurel wreath, medallion, ribbon.

medal (noun)	palm (noun)
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event	the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
	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

medal (verb)	palm (verb)
	touch, lift, or hold with the hands