noun · My Body

wrist

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The meaning (definition) of the word wrist

the bendy joint between your hand and your arm.

The word wrist used in a sentence

My wrist bends when I move my hand up and down.

Words that mean the same as wrist (synonyms)

joint

The plural of the word wrist

wrists

How the word wrist is said around the world

Frenchpoignet (pwahnye)
Spanishmuñeca (moonyaykah)
Mandarin手腕 (shǒu wàn)
Hindiकलाई (kuhly)
Arabicرسغ (roosgh)
Russianзапястье (zapiast'e)
Portuguese (EU)pulso (poowsuu)
Portuguese (BR)pulso (poowsuu)
Japanese手首 (tekubi)
GermanHandgelenk (hahntguhlengk)
Urduکلائی (kuhly)
Punjabiਗੁੱਟ (guut)
Korean손목 (sonmog)
Hebrewשׁוֹרֶשׁ כַּף יָד (shohraysh kahf yahd)
Greekκαρπός χεριού (karpos kheriou)
Dutchpols (pawls)
Tagalogpulso (poolsoh)
Vietnamesecổ tay (koh tahy)
Turkishbilek (beelek)
Persianمچ دست (mohch dahst)
Polishnadgarstek (nahdgahrstek)
Ukrainianзап'ястя (zapyastya)
Bengaliকব্জি (kohbgyee)
Swedishhandled (hahndluhd)
Italianpolso (pohlsoh)

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