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wrist
(rĭst)n.
1.
a. The joint between the human hand and forearm.
b. A similar joint in other vertebrates.
c. 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.
[Middle English, from Old English; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
wrist
(rɪst)n
1. (Anatomy) anatomy the joint between the forearm and the hand. Technical name: carpus
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a sleeve or glove that covers the wrist
3. (Mechanical Engineering) machinery
a. See wrist pin
b. a joint in which a wrist pin forms the pivot
[Old English; related to Old High German, Old Norse rist. See wriggle, wry]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
wrist
(rɪst)n.
1. Also called carpus.
a. the lower part of the forearm, where it joins the hand.
b. the joint or articulation between the forearm and the hand.
2. the part of a garment that fits around the wrist.
[before 950; Middle English, Old English, c. Middle Low German wrist, Middle High German rist wrist, instep, Old Norse rist instep]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
wrist
- dolman sleeve - One that is much wider at the arm-hole than it is at the wrist, patterned on a Turkish robe.
- rasceta, rascettes - The deep transverse creases across your wrist at the base of the palm are rasceta or rascettes.
- carpus - In humans, it is the group of eight bones that form the wrist and part of the hand.
- wrist - The wrist of the foot is the instep or ankle.
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| Noun | 1. |  wrist - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bonescarpal 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 |
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wrist
nounCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
مِعْصَممِعْصَم، رُسْغ اليَد
zápěstí
håndled
ranne
ručni zglob
csukló
úlnliîur
手首
팔목
rankinis laikrodisriešas
plaukstas locītava
zapestje
handled
ข้อมือ
cổ tay
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wrist
wrist
:wristband
wristlet
wrist
:wrist rest
n (Comput) → Handballenauflage f
wristwatch
n → Armbanduhr f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wrist
(rist) noun the (part of the arm at the) joint between hand and forearm. I can't play tennis – I've hurt my wrist.
ˈwrist-watch, ˈwristlet-watch (-lit-) nouns a watch worn on the wrist.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
wrist
→ مِعْصَم zápěstí håndled Handgelenk καρπός muñeca ranne poignet ručni zglob polso 手首 팔목 pols håndledd nadgarstek pulso запястье handled ข้อมือ bilek cổ tay 手腕Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
wrist
n. carpo, muñeca. V.: carpus.
___ drop → muñeca caída.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
wrist
n muñecaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.