wrist
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- noun
- /rɪst/
- Specialized
- After breaking my wrist, I had to learn how to write again using my other hand.
- elbow and wrist
- hand and wrist
- arm and wrist
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Watch on YouTubeNow rock towards the wrist and it should just pop.
- Now rock towards the wrist and it should just pop.
- The hand that was separated from his wrist thumped to the ground.
- So please excuse me while I stretch my wrists and my fingers.
- So even if you have tiny little wrists, you can wear it.
- The first thing you do is you lift up your left wrist and you look down.
- It's not possible to do wrist, neck, call it.
- Mist ankles, wrists, forearms, neck, front and back.
Examples
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That actually kind of hurt my wrist, like really bad.
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The first thing you do is you lift up your left wrist and you look down.
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I'm landing so hard on my right wrist way before my left one.
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The most common complaints among the workers were backache, shoulder pain, and wrist or hand pain.
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Later, I saw her rubbing her wrist and asked if she'd gotten hurt.
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My wrists aren't what they used to be.
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I just can't move my wrists.
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He's got an expensive watch on his wrist, he's got a wallet full of large bills...
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How's your wrist?
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Available in a choice of one arresting colours and fabrics, the Wristchanger simply locks onto your wrist, and need never be lost again.
Synonyms
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The place where the lower arm meets the hand that lets the hand move
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Bones that form the joint between the forearm and the hand, the wrist
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A joint where the end of the forearm bone meets the first row of wrist bones
The joint where the radius, the forearm bone, meets the wrist bones
Compounds
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A strip of material worn around the wrist for decoration, identification, or to absorb sweat
- Slur
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Showing weak, feminine movements often used as an offensive way to mock gay men
- Specialized
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A band worn on the wrist that has sensors and wireless technology for health tracking, payments, or access
- Specialized
A small metal rod that joins a piston to the rod that moves it in an engine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wrist comes from an old Germanic word that meant 'to twist', and it is related to the simple English word writhe. So the wrist is the joint that lets your hand turn and twist.