wrist

noun

ˈrist 

1

a

: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm

b

: the part of a vertebrate animal corresponding to the human wrist

2

: the part of a garment or glove covering the wrist

Examples of wrist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The incident reportedly left the 22-year-old — who Jeffrey claims has the mental acuity of an 11-year-old — with bruises on her wrist from zip ties used to restrain her. —Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025

The condition develops when something, like swelling of the tissues around the nerve, compresses the nerve that runs through the space between your wrist bones. —Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 8 Dec. 2025

In traditional wrist watches, the balance wheel is hidden. —Will Croxton, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025

In soft grey-blue rubber, it is dramatically angled down, a design that helps make the lug-less titanium shape feel a lot more relaxed on the wrist than any 45 mm watch has any right to, aided by a 95-gram weight. —Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German rist wrist, ankle, Old English wrǣstan to twist — more at wrest

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wrist

• slap on the wrist
• wrist pin
• wrist shot
• wrist wrestling

Rhymes for wrist

• cist
• cyst
• fist
• gist
• grist
• hissed
• kissed
• kist
• list
• missed
• mist
• schist

Kids Definition

wrist

noun

ˈrist 

: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm

also : a corresponding part of a lower animal

Medical Definition

wrist

noun

ˈrist 

: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on a lower animal