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Word entry · 5 letters

wrist

Best crossword clue

"Joint below the hand"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪst/Part of speech nounSorted irstwStarts with WEnds with T5 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

Word origin

From Middle English wrist, from Old English wrist, from Proto-West Germanic *wristu, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz (compare Old Frisian wrist, Low German Wrist, German Rist (“back of hand, instep, withers”), Swedish vrist), from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist, turn”). More at writhe.

Used in a sentence

  • With a flick of the wrist, he threw the frisbee to a team-mate.

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Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Joint below the hand5 letters
02Joint for a watch5 letters
03Watch location5 letters
04Watch-wearing joint5 letters
05Hand joint5 letters

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