noun

wrist

wrist

I hurt my wrist playing tennis.

I hurt my wrist playing tennis.

She wore a watch on her left wrist.

She wore a watch on her left wrist.

((body part)) the joint connecting the hand with the forearm She has a thin wrist.

Similar: ankle (on the foot)

From Old English, related to 'writhe' (to twist). The wrist is the part that twists.

Think of the 'twist' in 'wrist'. It's the joint you use to twist your hand.

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