wrist

wrist  (rst)

n.

1.

a. The joint between the hand and the forearm.

b. See carpus.

2. The part of a sleeve or glove that encircles the wrist.

tr.v. wrist·ed, wrist·ing, wrists

To shoot (a puck) by making a wrist shot.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wrist

Noun

1. the joint between the forearm and the hand

2. the part of a sleeve that covers the wrist [Old English]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wrist - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones articulatio radiocarpea, carpus, radiocarpal joint, wrist joint carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates carpal tunnel - a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb articulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions

Translations

wrist [rɪst] n → muñeca

wrist [rɪst] n → poignet m

wrist [rɪst] n → Handgelenk nt

wrist [rɪst] n → polso

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wrist

n wrist [rist]

the (part of the arm at the) joint between hand and forearm I can't play tennis – I've hurt my wrist.gewrigمِعْصَم، رُسْغ اليَدкиткаzápěstíhåndleddas Handgelenkκαρπόςmuñecaranneمچ دستrannepoignetפֶּרֶק כָּף הַיָדकलाईručni zglob, zglavakcsuklópergelangan tanganúlnliðurpolso手首손목riešasplaukstas locītavapergelangan tangan;polshåndleddprzegubpulsoîncheietura mâiniiзапястьеzápästiezapestjezglobhandledข้อมือbilek腕關節зап'ястокکلاءیcổ tay腕关节

nouns ˈwrist-watch, *ˈwristlet-watch [-lit-]

a watch worn on the wrist. polsoorlosieساعَة اليَدръчен часовникnáramkové hodinkyarmbåndsurdie Armbanduhrρολόι χεριούreloj de muñecakäekellساعت مچیrannekellomontre-braceletשָׁעוֹן יָדकलाई घड़ीručni satkarórajam tanganarmbandsúrorologio da polso腕時計손목 시계rankinis laikrodisrokas pulkstenispolshorlogearmbåndsurzegarek (na rękę)relógio de pulsoceas de mânăнаручные часыnáramkové hodinkyzapestna uraručni satarmbandsklocka, -urนาฬิกาข้อมือkol saati手表наручний годинник, годинник-браслетکلاءی پر باندھنے والی گھڑیđồng hồ đeo tay手表