1
a
: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm
b
: the part of a vertebrate animal corresponding to the human wrist
2
: the part of a garment or glove covering the wrist
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To his yacht-aspiring wrist, the buyer buckles a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II, a watch designed to commemorate Sir Edmund Hillary’s 1953 summit of Everest.
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Adam Erace, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Impact substitute Ravi Bishnoi, the wrist spinner who was named man of the match, picked 4-41 in four overs to reduce Gujarat to 133-5 in the 14th over.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Student trainers can be found signing in their classmates, wrapping wrists and even assisting on the sidelines.
—Krystle Rich, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Then his right wrist locked up during a swing.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Adam Erace, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Impact substitute Ravi Bishnoi, the wrist spinner who was named man of the match, picked 4-41 in four overs to reduce Gujarat to 133-5 in the 14th over.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Student trainers can be found signing in their classmates, wrapping wrists and even assisting on the sidelines.
—Krystle Rich, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Then his right wrist locked up during a swing.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Wrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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wrist
noun
: 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
: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on a lower animal
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