wrist

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 1.5 See also 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• (RP) & US: enPR: rĭst, IPA: /rɪst/, SAMPA: /rIst/

  Rhymes: -ɪst

[edit] Etymology

Old English, cognate to Swedish vrist.

[edit] Noun

wrist (plural wrists)

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

[edit] Derived terms

• wristwatch, wrist watch
• limp-wristed
• wrist-action

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• writs

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on the wrist

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *wristiz, whence also Old High German *rist, Old Norse rist

[edit] Noun

wrist f

1. wrist