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# wrist

noun (a wrist, wrists)

«wrist» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Your wrist is the joint between your hand and your arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/#m1)
2. A wrist is also the part of a sleeve that covers this joint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, the wrist is a joint made of many small bones that lets the hand bend and turn; you can feel your pulse on the inside of your wrist. In safety and sport, wrist guards protect wrists when skating, and a sprained or broken wrist often happens when you fall onto your hands. Phrases: twist your wrist, sprain your wrist, wrist watch, a slap on the wrist (a small punishment).

### Examples

- I wear my watch on my left wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/#x1)
- She fell and sprained her wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/#x2)
- You can feel your pulse on your wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/#x3)
- Wear wrist guards when you roller skate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/#x4)
- He has a bracelet around his wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/#x5)
- Bend and stretch your wrists before typing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/#x6)
- His pet hawk had left his wrist and flown away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/#x7)

### Note

The w is silent: say "rist". Wrist is the joint between hand and arm; ankle is the joint between foot and leg. "A slap on the wrist" means a very mild punishment, not a real slap.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wrist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wrist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrist.html) on Mova free.