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wrist
[ rist ]
noun
- the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand.
- the joint or articulation between the forearm and the hand.
- the part of an article of clothing that fits around the wrist.
- Machinery. wrist pin.
wrist
/ °ùɪ²õ³Ù /
noun
- anatomy the joint between the forearm and the hand Technical namecarpus
- the part of a sleeve or glove that covers the wrist
- machinery
- See wrist pin
- a joint in which a wrist pin forms the pivot
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of wrist1
Idioms and Phrases
see slap on the wrist .Example Sentences
"Just, like how has this justice system let us down so badly? How has this kind of thing essentially been allowed to happen and there's just been a slap on the wrist?"
When she came back from wrist and ankle surgeries in 2024, the Briton turned to a trusted figure in childhood coach Nick Cavaday.
The American grew increasingly angry as the first set went on and appeared to be struggling with a right wrist issue.
Chained at their ankles and wrists, they stumbled and fell, some guards falling to the ground with them.
It alleges players suffer serious wrist, elbow and shoulder injuries because the type of ball used changes regularly throughout the season - and that the governing bodies' control of image rights diverts money from players' pockets.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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