noun
definition
The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
definition
A stud or pin which forms a journal.
Examples of wrists in a Sentence
Her gaze fell to the fetters at her wrists and ankles.
He released one of her wrists and leaned over, slapping it, before returning to the warm body beneath him.
She traced the bruises around her wrists from the bindings.
His solid, warm body atop hers immobilized her and he pinned her wrists to the bed, silver eyes blazing and elongated fangs resting on his full lower lip.
His fingers unwrapped from her wrists and his warm palms caressed hers.
He kissed her shoulder and took her arms, holding her wrists over her head with one hand.
His big hands came up, grasping her wrists and pulling her forward until her armpits rested on his shoulders.
He stepped forward, taking the scissors from her in one hand and one of her wrists in the other.
He had her wrists pinned above her head.
She rubbed her wrists, not fully appreciating his effort.
He caught her wrists and pinned them behind her, more interested in feeding.
Check that the sleeves reach your wrists.
The portrait of Archbishop Warham at Lambeth, for instance, shows a rochet with fairly wide sleeves narrowing towards the wrists, where they are confined by fur cuffs.
He wore green velvet trousers, a canary-coloured waistcoat, low shoes, silver buckles, lace at his wrists, and his hair in ringlets."
Yes. He tried to commit suicide after he killed her; he left a note but he didn't cut his wrists deeply enough to be fatal.
Jilian snatched her and slammed her onto the table, pinning her in place as he strapped her wrists and ankles in.
She sat to pull on shoes and saw the scars around her wrists, evidence of her fight against the bindings Jilian used to strap her onto the table.
The demon lord took her wrists and pinned them above her head.
He gripped her wrists and held them behind her back.
He didn't sit on her and when he leaned forward to trap her wrists, he was gentle but firm about it.
She clutched his wrists, the logical side of her brain preparing to remove his hands from her face, the emotional side wishing he would repeat the kiss.
She gripped his wrists, meeting his sultry gaze with all the invitation she could muster.
She hadn't realized how big his were; they took up the entire space between her wrists and elbows.
White oven mitts had been grafted onto her wrists.
A suit consisted of a slim-cut, knee-length coat with narrow fitting shoulders and wrists.
She was shaking and bloodied, and the bindings left deep marks around her wrists.
Taran snatched her wrists and trapped her against him, forcing her arms crossed behind her.
This fashion continued until, in the 17th century, the sleeves became much fuller; but it was not till the, 8th century that they developed into the familiar exaggerated balloon shape, confined at the wrists by a ribbon, beyond which a ruffle projected.
He tested her balance and adjusted her stance before taking both wrists and moving her hands over her head.
She won't be satisfied until I play something that makes her want to slit her wrists.
He snatched her again by her belt, then grabbed both flailing wrists and swept her feet from beneath her, falling with her.
She returned his kiss passionately and when he released her wrists, she squirmed away, breaking into a peal of laughter.
The gloves are a close fit with a knitted cuff for a close fit around your wrists.
This pink leather wrist cuffs will fit wrists measuring 5.5 to 8 inches round.
The keyboard should be used with the forearms and wrists kept horizontal and the elbows close to the body.
If next summer there is english larger louts there ill cut me ****ing wrists!
Those broad, reddish hands, with hairy wrists visible from under the shirt cuffs, laid down the pack and took up a glass and a pipe that were handed him.
They are a fine warlike race, with remarkably clear complexions and handsome features; round wrists and ankles they wear rings of twisted hair.
He gripped her wrists and pushed her hands down with little effort while the second demon pushed her head to the side to expose her neck.
Two bread bags full of milkweed down or other silky plant fibers make warm mittens (tie them at the wrists ).
Spray it around the room, on clothes or bedlinen for an instant pick-me-up, or on your wrists to ease Morning Sickness.
The irons were now removed from Bumpus's wrists, and his arms pinioned behind his back.
At that point I started seeing a psychoanalyst because I couldn't see a knife without wanting to cut my wrists.
The rope around his wrists and ankles were too snug, his suit jacket was all bunched up under his armpits.
This blow-up football-shaped fancy dress outfit has elasticated wrists and ankles to keep the air in.
The commission measured the quality of clinical care for three common conditions, including fractured wrists or elbows in children.
Wear wrist splints for support, or try resting your wrist splints for support, or try resting your wrists on a sponge bar in front of the keyboard.
This pink leather wrist cuffs will fit wrist cuffs will fit wrists measuring 5.5 to 8 inches round.
Oh, how Rostov detested at that moment those hands with their short reddish fingers and hairy wrists, which held him in their power....
One fair-haired young soldier of the third company, whom Prince Andrew knew and who had a strap round the calf of one leg, crossed himself, stepped back to get a good run, and plunged into the water; another, a dark noncommissioned officer who was always shaggy, stood up to his waist in the water joyfully wriggling his muscular figure and snorted with satisfaction as he poured the water over his head with hands blackened to the wrists.