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, wrist

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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. David Cicilline:

   A fine in the low billions of dollars would amount to a slap on the wrist for Facebook. Tonight, we learned that's how Wall Street sees it too - as a slap on the wrist. If the FTC won't act, Congress has to.

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 he was born.

3. Cyrus Iarrobino:

   The hand surgeon said I was a quarter of an inch going through my entire wrist.

4. Lafe Langford:

   I got ta go find Lafe Langford, she had a bullet through her wrist, but nevertheless, she was probably in the best shape to walk at that point. And so away she went.

5. Daniel Durbin:

   The $ 1 million is in many respects a slap on the wrist, that's lunch money during the football season, the larger issue is taking away The Patriots quarterback for four games, that has some impact on revenue because one of their star players is gone.