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wrist Definition

wrist (rist)

noun

  1. the joint or part of the arm between the hand and the forearm; carpus
  2. the corresponding part in an animal
  3. the part of a sleeve, glove, etc. that covers the wrist
  4. wrist pin

Etymology: ME < OE < base of wræstan, to twist, wrest

wrist Idioms

a slap on the wrist

or a tap on the wrist☆

a token punishment that is much less severe than seems called for

wrist Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • slap: Heavily slapped wrists to CNN, Sky, BBC, and CNBC.
  • sprain: Now that injury might not be very severe, a slightly cricked neck, a sprained wrist, a twinge in the knee?
  • elasticate: This blow-up football-shaped fancy dress outfit has elasticated wrists and ankles to keep the air in.
  • bend: Localized swelling may be present and making a fist or bending the wrist will initiate pain.
  • sustain: September at 14.31 A 54-year-old woman slipped and sustained wrist and leg injuries and a minor head injury.
  • suffer: He was unlucky tho to suffer a broken left wrist and a broken right arm in two separate falls.

Adjective modifier

  • fractured: The commission measured the quality of clinical care for three common conditions, including fractured wrists or elbows in children.
  • limp: Use the finger ( nose to nose ) technique and then the limp wrist.
  • broken: The result was a broken wrist which had to be operated in the hospital.
  • injured: The band played well but their performance was marred slightly by Kevin's injured wrist ( a skiing accident!
  • sore: I used over 80 screws, doing each by hand would have taken a very long time and given me a very sore wrist!
  • left: The opener damaged tendons in his left wrist in a freak accident on Saturday morning.

Modifies a noun

  • strap: Falling or slipping with wrist straps can inhibit your natural ability to break your fall.
  • splint: Wear wrist splints for support, or try resting your wrists on a sponge bar in front of the keyboard.
  • leash: Aluminum control bar comes complete with wrist leash safety system.
  • cuff: This pink leather wrist cuffs will fit wrists measuring 5.5 to 8 inches round.
  • spinner: Why haven't we got a world-class wrist spinner?
  • fracture: There were 60 local in-patient episodes for wrist fractures in 1993/94.

Noun used with modifier

  • Velcro: We've got the unit itself already attached ( via watch styled spring pins ) to the wide velcro wrist strap.
  • leather: This pink leather wrist cuffs will fit wrists measuring 5.5 to 8 inches round.