wrist
(noun)
LISTEN
Typing hurts my wrist.
A wrist is the joint between the arm and the hand.
- The yoga teacher told us to rotate our wrists.
- When Andrew fell off his skateboard, he hurt his wrist.
Did you know?
Video game players often feel pain in their wrists after playing games for a long period of time. This is called gamer’s wrist.
Related words
wristwatch: a watch that’s worn around the wrist. Example: “Allison glanced at her wristwatch during the boring concert.”
In pop culture
A flick of the wrist is a quick movement of the wrist. Listen to Queen sing “Flick of the Wrist.”
There are other meanings of wrist.
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