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

Navarro once grabbed Troye’s wrist to try to wrestle back some of his documents. —Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025

Two Spirit Airlines employees face theft charges, accused of walking out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with a passenger’s $500 Louis Vuitton wrist purse. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025

As Lang's wife and the employee were fighting, police said the employee's dog bit the wife on the wrist and on the back of the leg. —Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2025

The cast of Marty Supreme pulled out some supreme wrist candy at the film’s premiere in New York on Tuesday. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 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