English Explanatory Dictionary

wrist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
  2. A stud or pin which forms a journal.
verb
  1. To hit a wrist shot.

Pronunciation

rĭst /ɹɪst/ En-us-wrist.ogg

Word forms

wrist wrists wristing wristed

Etymology

From Middle English wrist, from Old English wrist, from Proto-West Germanic *wristu, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz (compare Old Frisian wrist, Low German Wrist, German Rist (“back of hand, instep, withers”), Swedish vrist), from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist, turn”). More at writhe.

Derived words

bridle wrist limp of the wrist limp-wrist limp-wristed one off the wrist slap on the wrist slap someone's wrist wrist band wristband wrist banger wrist drop wrist-fall wristguard wristless wrist pad wrist pin wristpin wrist plate wrist rest wrist-slap wrist spin wrist spinner wrist strap wriststrap wrist-top wristwarmer wrist watch wristwatch wrist-winged glider wrist wrap wristy
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