wristwork

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

movement of the hand without movement of the arm

Examples

“[...] in actual fact the Gresley Pacifics are not difficult to fire; the accurate wristwork needed to shoot ⟳ the coal into the back corners of the grate calls for knack rather than brute force ⟳.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

wristy writ writ of assistance writ of attachment writ of execution writ of habeas corpus

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