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Wrist definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WRIST, n.
1. The joint by which the hand is united to the arm.
2. In the manege, the bridle wrist is that of the cavaliers left hand.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones [syn: wrist, carpus, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpea]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German rist wrist, ankle, Old English wr?stan to twist — more at wrest Date: before 12th century 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the part connecting the hand with the forearm. 2 the corresponding part in an animal. 3 the part of a garment covering the wrist. 4 a (in full wrist-work) the act or practice of working the hand without moving the arm. b the effect got in fencing, ball games, sleight of hand, etc., by this. 5 (in full wrist-pin) Mech. a stud projecting from a crank etc. as an attachment for a connecting-rod. Phrases and idioms: wrist-drop the inability to extend the hand through paralysis of the forearm muscles. wrist-watch a small watch worn on a strap round the wrist. Etymology: OE f. Gmc, prob. f. a root rel. to WRITHE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wrist Wrist, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus. He took me by the wrist, and held me hard. --Shak. 2. (Mach.) A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin. Bridle wrist, the wrist of the left hand, in which a horseman holds the bridle. Wrist clonus. [NL. clonus, fr. Gr. ?. See Clonic.] (Med.) A series of quickly alternating movements of flexion and extension of the wrist, produced in some cases of nervous disease by suddenly bending the hand back upon the forearm. Wrist drop (Med.), paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand, affecting the hand so that when an attempt is made to hold it out in line with the forearm with the palm down, the hand drops. It is chiefly due to plumbism. Called also hand drop. Wrist plate (Steam Engine), a swinging plate bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(wrists) Your wrist is the part of your body between your hand and your arm which bends when you move your hand. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Anat.) Carpus.

Moby Thesaurus

ankle, arm, articulation, biceps, boundary, butt, cervix, clinch, closure, connecting link, connecting rod, connection, coupling, dovetail, elbow, embrace, forearm, gliding joint, hinge, hinged joint, hip, interface, join, joining, joint, juncture, knee, knuckle, link, miter, mortise, neck, pivot, pivot joint, rabbet, scarf, seam, shoulder, stitch, suture, symphysis, tie rod, toggle, toggle joint, union, upper arm, weld