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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. gewrig مِعْصَم، رُسْغ اليَد китка zápěstí håndled das Handgelenk καρπός muñeca ranne مچ دست ranne poignet פֶּרֶק כָּף הַיָד कलाई ručni zglob, zglavak csukló pergelangan tangan úlnliður polso 手首 손목 riešas plaukstas locītava pergelangan tangan; pols håndledd przegub pulso încheietura mâinii запястье zápästie zapestje zglob handled ข้อมือ bilek 腕關節 зап'ясток کلاءی cổ tay 腕关节

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

a watch worn on the wrist. polsoorlosie ساعَة اليَد ръчен часовник náramkové hodinky armbåndsur die Armbanduhr ρολόι χεριού reloj de muñeca käekell ساعت مچی rannekello montre-bracelet שָׁעוֹן יָד कलाई घड़ी ručni sat karóra jam tangan armbandsúr orologio da polso 腕時計 손목 시계 rankinis laikrodis rokas pulkstenis polshorloge armbåndsur zegarek (na rękę) relógio de pulso ceas de mână наручные часы náramkové hodinky zapestna ura ručni sat armbandsklocka, -ur นาฬิกาข้อมือ kol saati 手表 наручний годинник, годинник-браслет کلاءی پر باندھنے والی گھڑی đồng hồ đeo tay 手表