Wrist

//ɹɪst//

Synonyms for "wrist" (51 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Strong matches (15)

Related words (25)

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31 entries

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1 entries

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4 entries

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1 entries

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11 entries

Translations

194 translations across 147 languages.

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Abaza

2 entries
  • махъвшIа́ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • напIбла́хъ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Abkhaz

1 entries
  • анапа́хәда noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Afrikaans

2 entries
  • handgewrig noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • pols noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Albanian

1 entries
  • kyç i dorës noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • καρπός noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Arabic

4 entries
  • رست noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • رسغ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • رُسْغ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • مِعْصَم noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Armenian

1 entries
  • դաստակ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • bilək noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • ҡушҡар noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Basque

1 entries
  • eskumutur noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Bau Bidayuh

1 entries
  • angam noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • запя́сце noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • कलाई noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Breton

1 entries
  • arzorn noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • ки́тка noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries
  • за́пясть noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Catalan

3 entries
  • canell noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • govanella noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • monyica noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Central Melanau

1 entries
  • ligok noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Chechen

1 entries
  • куьйган хьакхолг noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Chinese

2 entries
  • шуванзы noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • 手腕 noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 手腕 noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 手腕 noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • 腕子 noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Chuvash

1 entries
  • ал сыппи noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Classical Nahuatl

1 entries
  • māquechtli noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Coptic

2 entries
  • ϣⲙⲟⲩ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • ⲓⲛⲓ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Cornish

1 entries
  • konna bregh noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Czech

1 entries
  • zápěstí noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Danish

1 entries
  • håndled noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Daur

1 entries
  • bageljaar noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Dupaningan Agta

1 entries
  • pongotan noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Dutch

1 entries
  • pols noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • кидшарча noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Erzya

1 entries
  • кедькирьга noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • pojno noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Estonian

1 entries
  • ranne noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Faroese

1 entries
  • handleggur noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Finnish

1 entries
  • ranne noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

French

1 entries
  • poignet noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Friulian

1 entries
  • pols noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Galician

1 entries
  • pulso noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მაჯა noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

German

1 entries
  • Handgelenk noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Greek

1 entries
  • καρπός noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • paffik noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • કાંડુ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • ponyèt noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 手腕 noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • שורש כף היד noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Hindi

1 entries
  • कलाई noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • csukló noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • úlnliður noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Ido

1 entries
  • karpo noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • pergelangan tangan noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • käsiranne noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Ingush

1 entries
  • пхьарса юхь noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • carpo noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Irish

4 entries
  • bunrí noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • bunrí noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • caol na láimhe noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • rosta noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Italian

1 entries
  • polso noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 手首 noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Kaitag

1 entries
  • хъявнякъкъ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Karachay-Balkar

1 entries
  • бууун noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Karakalpak

1 entries
  • билек noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Karelian

1 entries
  • kaluin noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • білек noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Khakas

1 entries
  • білек noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries
  • phǖtàp noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Khmer

1 entries
  • កដៃ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Komi-Zyrian

2 entries
  • килутш noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • лутш noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Korean

2 entries
  • 손목 noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • 팔목 noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • кырк муун noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • dalns noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Latin

1 entries
  • carpus noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Latvian

1 entries
  • delna noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Lezgi

1 entries
  • гъилин цIум noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • riešas noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Low German

2 entries
  • Handlitt noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • Wrist noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • rucne zgibadło noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • hatotanana noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Malay

2 entries
  • karpus noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • pergelangan tangan noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Manx

1 entries
  • mwannal laue noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Marathi

1 entries
  • मनगट noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Moksha

1 entries
  • кядь эзне noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • бугуй noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠤ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Mòcheno

1 entries
  • pols noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Nanai

1 entries
  • комбио noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Nepali

1 entries
  • नाडी noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • nkundrwe noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Nivkh

1 entries
  • торпа noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Nogai

1 entries
  • билек noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Norman

3 entries
  • pouogniet noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • pouongnet noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • pwẽ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries
  • bask noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • meçek noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • zend noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • håndledd noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • handledd noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Occitan

1 entries
  • ponhet noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Old English

1 entries
  • wríst noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Old Norse

2 entries
  • hreifi noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • ulfliðr noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • بیلك noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • معصم noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Pashto

2 entries
  • مچ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • مړوند noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Persian

4 entries
  • خرده noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • خردگاه noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • مچ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • مچ دست noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Hauntjelenkj noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Polish

1 entries
  • nadgarstek noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • munheca noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • pulso noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • punho noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਗੁੱਟ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Quechua

1 entries
  • maki muqu noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Romanian

2 entries
  • încheietura mâinii noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • încheietură noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Romansch

1 entries
  • giugadira dal maun noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Russian

1 entries
  • запя́стье noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Rutul

1 entries
  • хылид цIум noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Scots

1 entries
  • shackle-bane noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • caol-dùirn noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Sebop

1 entries
  • penguwan noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • bilo noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • doručje noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • dоручје noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • zapestje noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Shor

1 entries
  • пилек noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • pusu noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Sikaiana

1 entries
  • hati na lima noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Slovak

1 entries
  • zápestie noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Slovene

1 entries
  • zapestje noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • билек noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Spanish

1 entries
  • muñeca noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Swedish

1 entries
  • handled noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Tabasaran

1 entries
  • къулбагь noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • galanggalangan noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • pulso noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Tamil

1 entries
  • மணிக்கட்டு noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Telugu

1 entries
  • మణికట్టు noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Thai

1 entries
  • ข้อมือ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • མཁྲིག་མ། noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • āto noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Tundra Nenets

1 entries
  • нгуда сэхэр noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Turkish

1 entries
  • bilek noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • bilek noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • goşar noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Tuvan

1 entries
  • билек noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Udmurt

2 entries
  • кипос noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • суйпос noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • зап'я́стя noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • ručne zhibowadło noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Urdu

1 entries
  • کَلَائِی noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • bilak noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Venetan

2 entries
  • pols noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • polso noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • cổ tay noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Volapük

1 entries
  • riet noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Võro

1 entries
  • randmõs noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Welsh

1 entries
  • arddwrn noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • pols noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Western Mari

1 entries
  • кид пӓгӓркӓ noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Woiwurrung

2 entries
  • kra-wel noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)
  • ngoangnatta noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Xhosa

1 entries
  • isihlahla noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Zhuang

1 entries
  • gengoenh noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Zulu

1 entries
  • isihlakala noun (joint where the hand is attached to the arm)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The man caught the girl by the wrist.

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The policeman caught me by the wrist.

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I took him by the wrist.

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I got her a wrist watch.

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