Vocabulary Word Group Exercises - The Body - Hands and Arms
Here are the principal definitions of each word with an example sentence using the target word in context.
| elbow | joint located in the middle of the arm | He poked his elbow into my ribs. It really hurt! |
| finger | digit; extension of the hand | Don't point your finger at me. It's rude! |
| index finger / middle / little / ring | second, third and fourth digits | She wears her wedding band on her ring finger and a big diamond on her middle finger. |
| finger nail | Growth with hard surface at the end of a finger | I need to cut my finger nails back they are getting too long. |
| fist | closed hand | He pounded his fist on the table. |
| forearm | lower section of arm between elbow and wrist | He had a snake tattoo on his forearm, directly below his wrist. |
| hand / left and right | part of body at the end of the arm | I find left handed tennis players difficult to beat. |
| palm | inner surface of the hand | Turn your hand over and let me read your palm. |
| thumb | innermost finger of the hand moving in opposite direction of the fingers | Hold the egg between your thumb and index finger. |
| wrist | joint at the base of the hand | The wrist allows the hand to bend from the forearm. |
