wrist
/rɪst/noun
उच्चारण रिस्ट
कलाई
Basic word
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the joint between the hand and the arm
कलाई
- She wore a watch on her wrist.
- He sprained his wrist while playing cricket.
- The nurse checked her pulse at the wrist.
+ 1 more example
- She tied a thread round her brother's wrist on Raksha Bandhan.
Synonyms carpus forearm joint
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
carpus forearm joint
?Which word?
Keep the joint words: wrist (hand and arm), elbow (middle of the arm), shoulder, knee, ankle (foot and leg), hip.
जोड़ों के शब्द याद रखिए: wrist (हाथ और बाँह), elbow (बाँह का मध्य), shoulder, knee, ankle (पैर और टाँग), hip।
§Grammar and usage
Pronunciation and spelling: wrist, /rɪst/, with a silent w (like write, wrong, wrap).
Pronunciation और spelling में wrist, /rɪst/, silent w के साथ (write, wrong, wrap की तरह)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A slap on the wrist (a very light punishment: 'He got off with a slap on the wrist').
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: a slap on the wrist (बहुत हल्का दंड: 'He got off with a slap on the wrist')।
Wristwatch, wristband.
Collocations: wristwatch, wristband।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: the wrist has eight small bones called carpals.
विज्ञान में कलाई में carpals नामक आठ छोटी हड्डियाँ होती हैं।