wrist
noun
the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand.
wrists
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pluralof wrist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The 30-year-old curator at the Art Gallery of Ontario had been scrutinizing a portrait of a young Black woman bedecked in jewels and wearing a shimmering blue gown with pearls around her neck and wrists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Lanky, with sleeves of tattoos that extend to his neck and wrists, he cuts a striking figure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Arboreality is fundamental to understanding primates - including ourselves - because it has shaped our body to a large degree: hands and feet, wrists and ankles, nails instead of claws, etc.,"
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
On the dead man’s head was a hat decorated with fox teeth, and on his wrists twenty-five ivory bracelets.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
