wrist
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wrist
- /ɹɪst/
Rhymes with -ɪst
Where it comes from
From Middle English wrist, from Old English wrist, from Proto-West Germanic *wristu, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz (compare Old Frisian wrist, Low German Wrist, German Rist (“back of hand, instep, withers”), Swedish vrist), from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist, turn”). More at writhe.
noun wrists
- The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense. With a flick of the wrist, he threw the frisbee to a team-mate.
- A stud or pin which forms a journal.
verb wrists · wristing · wristed
- To hit a wrist shot.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: carpus, articulatio radiocarpea, radiocarpal joint, wrist joint, finger, hand, arthrography, pulse, chubby, bracelet, waist, doll, cuff, fist, punch, handgun
Translations
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noun joint where the hand is attached to the arm
| Español | muñeca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 손목 sonmok, 팔목 palmok |
| 日本語 | 手首 tekubi |
| 中文 | 手腕 shǒuwàn, 腕子 wànzi |
| हिन्दी | कलाई kalāī |
| Português | punho, pulso, munheca |
| Français | poignet |
| Deutsch | Handgelenk |
| Italiano | polso |
| Ελληνικά | καρπός karpós |
| Română | încheietura mâinii, încheietură |
| Русский | запя́стье zapjástʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | cổ tay |
| العربية | مِعْصَم miʕṣam, رُسْغ rusḡ |
| עברית | שורש כף היד šóreš kaf hayad |
Talk about this word "wrist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wrist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wrist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wrist "wrist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wrist.Cite this
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title = {wrist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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