Meaning

5 senses
  1. The cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist.

    Armband, Manschette

    манже́таmanžéta, обшла́гobšlág

    band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist

  2. A strip of material worn around the wrist, e.g. to absorb perspiration, especially in sports.

    Armband

    повя́зка на запя́стьеpovjázka na zapjástʹje, напу́льсникnapúlʹsnik, повя́зкаpovjázka

  3. A decorative band or bracelet that encircles the wearer's wrist.

  4. A band that supports a wristwatch.

    Armband

    брасле́тbraslét

    a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist

  5. A cord worn around the wrist, used to hold a small object such as a knife: a lanyard

    темля́кtemlják

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Every guest on this crew must always wear their wristband.

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  2. Ziri wore a wristband to protest against what is happening in Palestine.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
the cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist:
a strip of material worn around the wrist, e.g. to absorb perspiration, especially in sports:
a band that supports a wristwatch:
a cord worn around the wrist, used to hold a small object such as a knife:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist:

Origin

From wrist + band.

From wrist + band.

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Forms

plural: wristbands
Singularwristband
Pluralwristbands

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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