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wrist

/ɹɪst/noun1 syllable

Wrist means: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones.

Synonyms for wrist4

noun, as in a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

carpus, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpea

What does wrist mean?1

noun

1

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wrist?19

one syllable

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three syllables

coexist
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Wrist in a sentence

  • I hurt my hand, my wrist, my forearm, and my elbow.lunchmeat317
  • If you do only bad things, you will get your wrist slapped.terrywallwork
  • If you do only bad things, you will get slapped on the wrist.terrywallwork
  • Diluting the mixture, he screwed on the atomizer and sprayed it on his wrist.isitkismet
  • The man caught the girl by the wrist.CK
  • Ziri tied the balloon to his wrist to avoid losing it.always
  • He gave him a slap on the wrist for forgetting to wash the dishes.Josephlingo
  • They were able to identify him by his wrist watch.CK

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Forms of wrist

as a noun

plural
wrists