wrist

Etymology

From Middle English wrist, from Old English wrist, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz (compare Old Frisian wrist, Low German Wrist, German Rist 'back of hand, instep, withers', Swedish vrist), from *wrīþaną 'to twist, turn'. More at writhe.

Pronunciation

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• (UK, US) enPR: rĭst, IPA^(key): /ɹɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

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.
2. (engineering) A stud or pin which forms a journal.

Verb

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

1. (ice hockey) to hit a wrist shot

See also

• wrist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• writs

Alternative forms

• wrest, wryst, virste, wryste, wriste, wyrste, wirste

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wrist/, /wirst/

Noun

wrist (plural wrystes)

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

Alternative forms

• wyrst

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wristuz, whence also Old High German *rist, Old Norse rist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wrist/

Noun

wrist f

1. wrist

Descendants

• Middle English: wrist, wrest, wryst, virste, wryste, wriste, wyrste, wirste
  • English: wrist
  • Scots: wrist
  • Yola: wrasth, wraste