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joint
[ joint ]
noun
- the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
- a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with nails, screws, or glue.
- Anatomy, Zoology.
- the movable or fixed place or part where two bones or elements of a skeleton join.
- the form or structure of such a part, as a ball-and-socket, hinge, pivot, etc.
- Chiefly British. one of the large portions into which a section of meat is divided by a butcher, as the shoulder or leg, especially as served at a dining table.
- Slang. Also called jay 2. a marijuana cigarette.
- Slang.
- a dirty, cheap, or disreputable place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a restaurant or nightclub.
- a place or establishment, as a hotel, restaurant, etc.:
We stayed in a very classy joint near the ocean.
- Biology.
- a part, especially of a plant, insect, etc., connected with another part by an articulation, node, or the like.
- a portion between two articulations, nodes, or the like.
- Botany. the part of a stem from which a branch or leaf grows; node.
- Geology. a fracture plane in rocks, generally at right angles to the bedding of sedimentary rocks and variously oriented in igneous and metamorphic rocks, commonly arranged in two or more sets of parallel intersecting systems.
- Mathematics. knot 1( def 12 ).
- the joint, Slang. prison:
He got out of the joint just before Christmas.
- Slang: Vulgar. penis.
adjective
- shared by or common to two or more:
a joint obligation.
- undertaken or produced by two or more in conjunction or in common:
a joint reply; a joint effort.
Synonyms: , ,
- sharing or acting in common:
joint members of a committee.
- joined or associated, as in relation, interest, or action:
joint owners.
- Law. joined together in obligation or ownership:
joint heirs.
- of or relating to both branches of a bicameral legislature.
- pertaining to or noting diplomatic action in which two or more governments are formally united.
verb (used with object)
- to unite by a joint or joints.
- to form or provide with a joint or joints.
- to cut (a fowl, piece of meat, etc.) at the joint; divide at a joint; separate into pieces at the joints:
to joint a chicken.
- Carpentry.
- to prepare (a board or the like) for fitting in a joint.
- to true the bottom of (a wooden plane body) to allow even movement along the surface of the work.
- to file the teeth of (a saw) to uniform height.
- Masonry. to finish (a mortar joint), as by striking.
verb (used without object)
- to fit together by or as if by joints:
The cinder blocks jointed neatly.
joint
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noun
- a junction of two or more parts or objects
- the part or space between two such junctions
- anatomy the junction between two or more bones, usually formed of connective tissue and cartilage
- the point of connection between movable parts in invertebrates, esp insects and other arthropods articular
- the part of a plant stem from which a branch or leaf grows
- one of the parts into which a carcass of meat is cut by the butcher, esp for roasting
- geology a crack in a rock along which no displacement has occurred
- slang.
- a disreputable establishment, such as a bar or nightclub
- a dwelling or meeting place
- slang.a cannabis cigarette
- out of joint
- dislocated
- out of order or disorganized
- put someone's nose out of jointSee nose
adjective
- shared by or belonging to two or more
joint property
- created by combined effort
- sharing with others or with one another
joint rulers
- law (of persons) combined in ownership or obligation; regarded as a single entity in law
verb
- to provide with or fasten by a joint or joints
- to plane the edge of (a board, etc) into the correct shape for a joint
- to cut or divide (meat, fowl, etc) into joints or at a joint
joint
/ joint /
- Anatomy.A usually movable body part in which adjacent bones are joined by ligaments and other fibrous tissues.
- Anatomy.See also ball-and-socket joint
- Zoology.A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.
- Botany.A point on a plant stem from which a leaf or branch grows.
Derived Forms
- ˈÂá´Ç¾±²Ô³Ù±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ü²új´Ç¾±²Ô³Ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of joint1
Idioms and Phrases
- out of joint,
- dislocated, as a bone.
- in an unfavorable state; inauspicious:
The time is out of joint.
- out of keeping; inappropriate:
Such behavior seems wholly out of joint with their fine upbringing.
More idioms and phrases containing joint
see nose out of joint ; out of joint .Example Sentences
He said the problem stemmed from a lack of leadership and that by providing strong leadership and vision he would eliminate the need for deputies to joint the controversial groups.
"The reciprocal tariffs effectively nullify the preferences that sub-Saharan Africa countries enjoy under Agoa," South Africa's foreign and trade ministers said in a joint statement on Friday.
The accolade, which first awarded to Sir Elton John in 2017, is a joint honour presented by both Record Store Day US and UK.
Meanwhile, representatives from the American, Canadian, and Mexican spirit industries argued in a joint statement that drinks like bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, tequila, and Canadian whisky "can only be produced in their designated countries".
Ankara is currently negotiating a joint defence pact with Sharaa's new government, and there have been widespread reports that Turkey is moving to station aircraft and air defence systems at Syria's T4 and Aleppo airbases.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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