1
: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on a lower animal
2
: the part of a garment or glove covering the wrist
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On our rather waif-like wrists, the Kodo just sang of elegance and ease—perhaps even understatement.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
The man bound Rowan’s wrists with a necktie, punched her until her ribs broke, removed his pants and raped her.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
At Yale, the police placed protesters’ wrists into zip ties on Monday morning and escorted them onto campus shuttles to receive summonses for trespassing.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
His autopsy showed puncture marks and cuts in his feet, hands, wrists and arms..
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
The only difference: Christofferson got her tattoo — her very first — behind her shoulder, and Hewitt got hers on her wrist.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Apr. 2024
Coleman missed most of his first season in Fort Worth after tearing ligaments in his left wrist, which required surgery, and battled through knee and ankle issues for most of last season.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
The Dodgers brought him back in 1978, but a broken wrist sidelined him.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The body camera video shows the officer, who was identified by the city of Akron as Ryan Westlake, arriving on the scene and asking the teen to put his hands behind his back before firing a single shot that appeared to strike the teen’s wrist.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
The man bound Rowan’s wrists with a necktie, punched her until her ribs broke, removed his pants and raped her.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
At Yale, the police placed protesters’ wrists into zip ties on Monday morning and escorted them onto campus shuttles to receive summonses for trespassing.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
His autopsy showed puncture marks and cuts in his feet, hands, wrists and arms..
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
The only difference: Christofferson got her tattoo — her very first — behind her shoulder, and Hewitt got hers on her wrist.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Apr. 2024
Coleman missed most of his first season in Fort Worth after tearing ligaments in his left wrist, which required surgery, and battled through knee and ankle issues for most of last season.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
The Dodgers brought him back in 1978, but a broken wrist sidelined him.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The body camera video shows the officer, who was identified by the city of Akron as Ryan Westlake, arriving on the scene and asking the teen to put his hands behind his back before firing a single shot that appeared to strike the teen’s wrist.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
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wrist
noun
: 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
: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on a lower animal
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