wrist

[rist]

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.

wrist

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrist¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrist¹

Old English; related to Old High German, Old Norse rist. See _wriggle , _wry

Idioms and Phrases

see slap on the wrist.

Example Sentences

The mercurial Australian has not played on the ATP Tour since March and barely at all in three years after a series of career-threatening knee and wrist surgeries.

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My mom is 85 and broke her wrist in a fall.

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She converged her fingers to a point, wrists bent slightly, so that her hands formed two “beaks.”

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A white rose rests on her wrist, held by a corsage of diamonds and other gemstones.

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Penelope yanked at the overgrowth, but the vines were as thick around as her wrist.

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