Wrist

[rɪst]

Definition

(noun.) a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones.

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Definition

(n.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus.

(n.) A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Carpus.

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Definition

n. the joint by which the hand is united to the arm: a stud or pin projecting from the side of a crank.—ns. Wrist′band the band or part of a sleeve which covers the wrist; Wrist′-drop inability to extend the hand often caused by lead-poisoning; Wrist′let an elastic band used to confine the upper part of a glove to the wrist: a bracelet: (slang) a handcuff; Wrist′-plate an oscillating plate bearing wrist-pins for the connection of rods or pitmans as on the cut-off gear of an engine; Wrist′-pin any pin connecting a pitman to a cross-head; Wrist′-shot in golf a short stroke usually played with an iron from the wrist without swinging the club over the shoulder.

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Examples

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