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wrist

noun [C]
 
 
/rɪst/

Definition

B2 the part of the body between the hand and the arm: I sprained my wrist playing squash.The arm
(Definition of wrist noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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