Wrist Meaning
/ɹɪst/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
nounA stud or pin which forms a journal.
Sentence Examples
The man caught the girl by the wrist.
The policeman caught me by the wrist.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The watch was fastened tightly around his ____ before his morning run.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He wore a beautiful silver watch on his ____, which was a gift from several his parents last Christmas today.
Word Origin & History
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”). More at writhe.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The watch was fastened tightly around his ____ before his morning run.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He wore a beautiful silver watch on his ____, which was a gift from several his parents last Christmas today.