wrists

Meanings

• noun

  The part of the human body located between the hands and the forearms.

  - "The doctor checked my wrists for signs of swelling."
  - "I wore bracelets on both wrists."

• verb

  To turn or cause to turn, as a wheel or a ship, especially for steering.

  - "The sailor wrapped a rope around the tiller and wrists it to steer the ship."
  - "He wrists the wheel to turn the car."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with wrists
christmas , mistress , pristine , persist , wristle

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. wristwatch (English) : A small portable timepiece worn on a strap on one's wrist.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of wrists that leads to same result
wrist , wrists , slit her wrists , slit his wrists , slit one's wrists , slit their wrists , break , break a leg , break bread , break camp , break cover , break covert , break even , break free , break ground , break her heart , break her wrists , break his heart , break his wrists , break into , break its heart , break my heart , break my wrists , break new ground , break one's heart , break one's wrists , break our heart , break our hearts , break our wrists , break rank , break ranks , break the back of , break the ice , break their heart , break their hearts , break their wrists , break wind , break your heart , break your hearts , break your wrists , breaking , breaking bread , breaking camp , breaking cover , breaking covert , breaking even , breaking free , breaking ground , breaking her heart , breaking her wrists , breaking his heart , breaking his wrists , breaking into , breaking its heart , breaking my heart , breaking my wrists , breaking our heart , breaking our hearts , breaking our wrists , breaking rank , breaking ranks , breaking the back of , breaking the ice , breaking their heart , breaking their hearts , breaking their wrists , breaking wind , breaking your heart , breaking your hearts , breaking your wrists , breaks , breaks bread , breaks camp , breaks cover , breaks covert , breaks even , breaks free , breaks ground , breaks her heart , breaks her wrists , breaks his heart , breaks his wrists , breaks into , breaks its heart , breaks my heart , breaks our heart , breaks our hearts , breaks rank , breaks ranks , breaks the back of , breaks the ice , breaks their heart , breaks their hearts , breaks wind , breaks your heart , breaks your hearts , broke , broke bread , broke camp , broke cover , broke covert , broke even , broke free , broke ground , broke her heart , broke her wrists , broke his heart , broke his wrists , broke into , broke its heart , broke my heart , broke my wrists , broke our heart , broke our hearts , broke our wrists , broke rank , broke ranks , broke the back of , broke the ice , broke their heart , broke their hearts , broke their wrists , broke wind , broke your heart , broke your hearts , broke your wrists , broken , broken bread , broken camp , broken cover , broken covert , broken even , broken free , broken ground , broken her heart , broken her wrists , broken his heart , broken his wrists , broken into , broken its heart , broken my heart , broken my wrists , broken our heart , broken our hearts , broken our wrists , broken rank , broken ranks , broken the back of , broken the ice , broken their heart , broken their hearts , broken their wrists , broken wind , broken your heart , broken your hearts , broken your wrists

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Forms

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singular form: wrist, plural form: wrists

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Etymology

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Old English wirst, from weorstan, to turn.

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Trivia

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1. The human wrist contains 16 small bones.

2. The term 'wristwatch' was first used in 1812.

3. The word 'wrist' is also used metaphorically to refer to the point at which something changes direction, such as a turn in a road.

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Related Concepts

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1. wristwatch: A small portable timepiece worn on a strap on one's wrist.

2. wristband: A band worn around the wrist, often used for fashion or to support an injury.

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Culture

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In various cultures, the wrists have symbolic significance. For instance, in some Eastern cultures, the wrists are considered the weakest part of the body and are often used as a site for self-harm or suicide. In Western cultures, the wrists are often adorned with jewelry such as bracelets and watches.

How to Memorize "wrists"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the shape and location of your own wrists.
   - Imagine a watch on each wrist.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'wrist' with the part of your body between your hand and forearm.
   - Think of the word 'turn' when you see or hear the word 'wrist'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'My Watch Is Right Side' to remember which side the watch goes on.

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