wrist

noun

ˈrist 

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

Examples of wrist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After Winnipeg tied the score with a sharp-angle Nikolaj Ehlers shot that caught Oettinger by surprise, Granlund gave Dallas the lead again with 2:08 remaining in the second period, keeping the puck on a two-on-one with Roope Hintz and beating Hellebuyck clean again with another wrist shot. —Murat Ates, New York Times, 14 May 2025

Tatum missed his final four field-goal attempts of the third – all pull-up threes – and landed hard on his injured right wrist on a drive to the basket. —Zack Cox, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025

Judge Wilson now faces a difficult choice: a top prosecutor now asks him to do nothing more than slap the wrists of a corrupt public official. —Mike Fox, Oc Register, 12 May 2025

Brittany’s video shows them in workout gear, Whoop trackers strapped to their wrists, going head-to-head on a mat doing leg lifts and passing a medicine ball back and forth. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 May 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