Synonyms for wrist
rɪstwrist

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1. wrist, carpus, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpeanoun

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

   Synonyms:
   radiocarpal joint, carpus, wrist joint, articulatio radiocarpea

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1. • Gliding Joint

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1. wristnoun

   Synonyms:
   CARPUS

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1. wristnoun

   Synonyms:
   carpus

   Associated words:
   carpal, carpale

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1. List of paraphrases for "wrist":

   cuff, waist, fist, bracelet

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1. Benjamin Watson:

   I can remember sitting in a dark room with a huge spotlight, there’s a seat there like you’re being interrogated for a crime and all the front-office staff is in the back in the shadows and you ca n’t see them. The guy grabbed my wrist and he’s like : ‘ I can feel your pulse, so I know if you’re lying to me. Have you ever smoked marijuana ? ’ I said : ‘ No. ’ I really had n’t. I’ve never smoked. He said : ‘ I think you’re lying. I can feel your pulse. Are you lying to us ? ’ I said : ‘ No, I ’m not. ’.

2. Rachel Zoe:

   I tend to really like dramatic jewelry like earrings that graze my shoulders and big cocktail rings, i typically have a stack of bracelets on each wrist that mean something special to me. I never take off my Cartier Juste Un Clou which is engraved with my son's initials and was a gift from my husband when Un Clou was born.

3. Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith:

   It is troubling to think that someone who commits such a reckless crime, putting so many people at risk, walks away with just a slap on the wrist.

4. Ken Meeks:

   It’s hard enough to get up in the morning and go through this tedious process of getting dressed and getting a cup of coffee. Then to do therapy is difficult. More mentally than physically. You do repetitive things — gross motor movement, something for the fingers, then something for the wrist. Repetitiveness is the key to all of this.

5. Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano:

   Not even a slap on the wrist, you capture and release. It's that simple.