wrist

American  

[rist] / rɪst /

noun

1. the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand.

2. the joint or articulation between the forearm and the hand.

3. the part of an article of clothing that fits around the wrist.

4. Machinery. wrist pin.

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wrist British  

/ rɪst /

noun

1. Technical name: carpus.  anatomy the joint between the forearm and the hand

2. the part of a sleeve or glove that covers the wrist

3. machinery

   1. See wrist pin

   2. a joint in which a wrist pin forms the pivot

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wrist Idioms  

1. see slap on the wrist.

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Etymology

Origin of wrist

before 950; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Rist back of hand, Old Norse rist instep; akin to writhe

Example Sentences

Lyla said she first became aware of symptoms in winter 2023 but her doctors initially suggested she may have just hurt her wrist after getting rollerblades for Christmas.

From BBC

Reaves, who has a bruise on his shooting wrist, finished with 18 points.

From Los Angeles Times

She took my wrist and told me to think of my arm as a baker’s rolling pin, guiding it through tiny arm rotations to bring my shoulder all the way down onto the table.

From The Wall Street Journal

It wrapped once around her wrist and coiled in her palm.

From Literature

The cub’s rasping tongue on his wrists brought him back to the present.

From Literature