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wrists

wrists is the plural of wrist.

wrists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wrist.

Meaning of wrist

Noun

wrist (plural wrists)

  1. The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
    • With a flick of the wrist, he threw the frisbee to a team-mate.
  2. A stud or pin which forms a journal.

See all 3 meanings of wrist

Phrases with wrists

Questions about wrists

What is wrists the plural of?
Wrists is the plural of wrist.

Words near wrists in the dictionary

  1. wristpads
  2. wristphone
  3. wristphones
  4. wristpin
  5. wristpins
  6. wrists
  7. wristsful
  8. wristspinner
  9. wristspinners
  10. wriststrap
  11. wriststraps

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