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# wristband

noun (a wristband, wristbands)

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

## Everyday

1. A wristband is a band of cloth, plastic, rubber or paper worn around the wrist, for example to soak up sweat, show you have paid for entry, show support for a cause, or carry information. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#m1)
2. A wristband is also the strap of a watch or a smart device. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety children may wear wristbands at festivals, theme parks and hospitals with their name and a parent's phone number, or medical wristbands showing allergies (for example to peanuts). In sport, tennis players wear sweatbands on their wrists. Phrases: «hospital wristband», «medical alert wristband», «charity wristband», «fitness wristband».

### Examples

- At the festival we wore wristbands with Mum's phone number on them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#x1)
- The nurse put a hospital wristband on my arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#x2)
- My friend wears a medical wristband because she is allergic to nuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#x3)
- Show your wristband to get into the water park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#x4)
- The tennis player wiped his face with his wristband. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#x5)
- We bought charity wristbands to raise money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#x6)
- Her fitness wristband counts her steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#x7)
- Don't take off your wristband until we leave the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wristband/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a wristband». One word. The w in «wrist» is silent. Safety: if you see someone with a medical wristband who is unwell, tell an adult and show the band to the helpers.

## On Mova

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