wrist

noun

• 1the joint connecting the hand with the forearm: I fell over and sprained my wrist
• the equivalent joint (the carpal joint) in the foreleg of a quadruped or the wing of a bird.
• the part of a garment covering the wrist; a cuff: elasticated wrists and ankles

• 2 (also wrist pin) (in a machine) a stud projecting from a crank as an attachment for a connecting rod.