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 undergoing wrist surgery in August 2024 to repair a tendon issue that had plagued him since 2018, Spieth returned cautiously in early 2025. —Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025

Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff weren’t the only people showing off enviable wrist candy this week. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 June 2025

Nesmith would slap Gilgeous-Alexander on the wrist after a spin move a couple of possessions later, giving him two more free throws. —Anthony Slater, New York Times, 14 June 2025

He’s accused of biting one of the officers in the wrist, tried to bite another officer in the leg, and struck an officer in the head multiple times. —Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 June 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