wrist
pronunciation
How to pronounce wrist in British English:
UK [rɪst]
How to pronounce wrist in American English:
US [rɪst]
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- Noun:
- a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
Word Origin
- wrist
- wrist: [OE] The wrist is etymologically the ‘twisting’ joint. The word goes back to prehistoric Germanic *wristiz, which also produced German rist ‘instep, wrist’ and Swedish vrist ‘instep, ankle’. This was derived from the base *writh-, whose wr- sound seems originally to have been symbolic of the action of twisting. Variants of the base lie behind English wreath [OE], wrest [OE], and writhe [OE]; and gaiter may be related.=> wreath, wrest, writhe
- wrist (n.)
- Old English wrist, from Proto-Germanic *wristiz (cognates: Old Norse rist "instep," Old Frisian wrist, Middle Dutch wrist, German Rist "back of the hand, instep"), from Proto-Germanic *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). The notion is "the turning joint." Wrist-watch is from 1889. Wrist-band is from 1570s as a part of a sleeve, 1969 as a perspiration absorber.
Example
- 1. The watch on armstrong 's left wrist reads half past one .
- 2. 3 / 12 Ida 's left wrist was broken , but had partly healed .
- 3. Taking advantage of the ever more vacant wrist is pebble , a company crowd-funded on kickstarter .
- 4. Mastering the keyboard will not only increase your navigation speed but it can also help with wrist fatigue .
- 5. Before abruzzi can pull the trigger , t-bag reaches out and cuffs the other side to michael 's right wrist .