wrist

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: wrists

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): wrist
past (v2): wristed
past participle (v3): wristed
present participle: wristing
3rd person singular: wrists

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
- With a flick of the wrist, he threw the frisbee to a team-mate.
2.A stud or pin which forms a journal.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To hit a wrist shot.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4107

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Etymology

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

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Overall

By learning goal

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.