Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrist

/ɹɪst/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
wrist
IPA
/ɹɪst/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.

noun

A stud or pin which forms a journal.

verb

To hit a wrist shot.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *wreyt-, wrist, *wristu, *wristuz, *wrīþaną

Inflected Forms

wrists (plural) wrists (present, singular) wristing (participle, present) wristed (participle, past) wristed (past)

Derived Forms

wristband wristguard wristless wristpin wriststrap wristwarmer wristwatch wristy

Phrases

bridle wrist limp of the wrist limp-wrist limp-wristed one off the wrist slap on the wrist slap someone's wrist wrist band

Synonyms

carpus wrist joint radiocarpal joint articulatio radiocarpea

Rhymes With

list missed exist assist pissed twist resist dismissed insist kissed consist fist

Questions

How do you pronounce wrist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪst/.
What does wrist mean?
The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
Where does wrist come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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