Oxford Essential Dictionary
wrist
noun
the part of your body where your arm joins your hand
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
wrist
wrist /rɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]
the part of your body where your hand joins your arm
on/around your wrist
She had a gold watch on her wrist. ⇨ ↑body
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
wrist
wrist [wrist wrists] [rɪst] [rɪst] noun
the joint between the hand and the arm
• She's broken her wrist.
• He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist.
see a slap on the wrist at slap n.
Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin, probably from the base of writhe.
Example Bank:
• ‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor's wrist.
• A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists.
• He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free.
• He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt.
• He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running.
• I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist.
• She sent the ball flying over the net with a flick of the wrist.
• Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists.
• The burglars bound the family's wrists behind their backs.
• The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
wrist / rɪst / noun [ C ]
B2 the part of the body between the hand and the arm:
I sprained my wrist playing squash.
See picture hand 1
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
wrist
/rɪst/
(wrists)
Your wrist is the part of your body between your hand and your arm which bends when you move your hand.
N-COUNT
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
wrist
wrist /ˈrɪst/ noun, pl wrists [count] : the part of your body where your hand joins your arm
• I hurt/sprained/broke my wrist.
- see pictures at hand, human
a slap on the wrist
- see 2slap