Synonyms for wrist
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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. ’ CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.

2. Adam Jones:

   Instead of kicking them out of the stadium, they need to fine them 10 grand, 20 grand, 30 grand. Something that really hurts somebody. Make them pay in full. And if they don't, take it out of their check, that's how you hurt somebody. You suspend them from the stadium, what does that mean? It's a slap on the wrist.

3. Joshua Morrison:

   They’d work on my face while they held my wrist. I thought I was actually going to die. I was telling myself in my mind, I’m going to die now, this is it -- just keep fighting, just keep fighting.

4. Forrest Preece:

   I'm 72 and my wife is 70. It would be easy to knock us over, my wife actually went online and found a little mirror to attach to her wrist to look behind her so she's not constantly turning around. We go single file so she can see that mirror and see what's behind us.

5. Neal Pire:

   The ideal holiday gift is some kind of fitness tracker: these simple tools you can just wear on your wrist, five years ago, pedometers just measured steps. Now they’re counting calories and even sleep.