wrist

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English

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: rĭst, IPA(key): /ɹɪst/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

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wrist (plural wrists)

  1. (anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
    With a flick of the wrist, he threw the frisbee to a team-mate.
  2. (engineering) A stud or pin which forms a journal.

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Verb

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wrist (third-person singular simple present wrists, present participle wristing, simple past and past participle wristed)

  1. (ice hockey) to hit a wrist shot

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Anagrams

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English wrist, wyrst, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wrist/, /wirst/, /wrɛst/

Noun

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wrist (plural wrystes)

  1. wrist (joint attaching the arm to the hand)
  2. (rare) The joint at the ankle.

Descendants

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  • English: wrist
  • Scots: wrist
  • Yola: wrasth, wraste

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wristuz.

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Noun

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wrist f

  1. wrist

Declension

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