Whether it’s the bones making up a skeleton or the wooden sections on your breakfast table, the point where two things come together is called a joint.
The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
Noun
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Noun
junction by which parts or objects are joined together
Noun
a disreputable place of entertainment
Noun
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
Noun
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
Noun
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Verb
separate (meat) at the joint
Verb
fasten with a joint
Verb
provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
Verb
fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly"
Adjective S.
involving both houses of a legislature; "a joint session of Congress"
Adjective
united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
Adjective S.
affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"
n.
The place or part where two things or parts are joined or
united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a
close-fitting or junction; junction as, a joint between two pieces of
timber; a joint in a pipe.
n.
A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion;
an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a
node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation.
n.
The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes,
or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of
the leg.
n.
Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by
the butcher for roasting.
n.
A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock
transverse to the stratification.
n.
The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined
and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin
joint.
n.
The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a
structure are secured together.
a.
Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
a.
Involving the united activity of two or more; done or
produced by two or more working together.
a.
United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not
solitary in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or
with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; joint
debtor, etc.
a.
Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as,
joint property; a joint bond.
v. t.
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to
prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.
v. t.
To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
v. t.
To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
v. t.
To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or
joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
v. i.
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the
stones joint, neatly.
Joint
A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel, Must glove this hand.
To tear thee joint by joint.3.
Joint
I read this joint effusion twice over.3.
A joint burden laid upon us all.
Joint
Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood.2.
Jointing their force 'gainst C'91sar.3.
The fingers are jointed together for motion.4.
Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting.
Joint
The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together;
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do;
Usage Examples
It just seemed too weird to me. I don't know, maybe they were smoking a joint in the car downstairs from their parents' apartment. I had to go that far to put together a scenario of how they could have possibly recognized me.
I worked at a hot dog place, a bagel place, the Jersey Store and the hottest fashion joint around. I was getting too famous to work there anymore. I was almost showing up as a joke. I made $2,000 on my show the previous night and I'm going to go shopping during my five-hour shift.
It's easy to be lazy when there's food lying around backstage or there's a fast-food joint a couple blocks away. But if you walk a little further, ask around a bit, of course there are exciting things to discover.
What we are trying to do is to create a social business in Bangladesh, a joint venture to create restaurants for common people. Good, healthy food at affordable prices so that people don't have to opt for food that is unhealthy and unhygienic.
The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that has been criticized its terms of reference call for providing amnesty for those who cooperate in telling the truth. It does not lead to prosecution.
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Other Usage ExamplesThose nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace.
The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence warrants and creating a joint situation center to pool and analyze intelligence.
Part of my training was learning how to refer patients to cardiologists for heart problems, gastroenterologists for stomach issues, and rheumatologists for joint pain. Given that most physicians were trained this way, it's no wonder that the average Medicare patient has six doctors and is on five different medications.
It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.
I have been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain.
The conflict in the Middle East needs to be solved for the same reasons. It is necessary to reach a two-states solution, built on international law, for sustainable peace and development, and it can only be achieved through joint efforts by the international community.
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