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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 noun joint came into English through the French word joindre, meaning “to join.” Use joint to describe the point where two things connect, or join. A joint on your body allows for movement — you can look at your finger to see how that works. As an adjective, joint means "combined," like a joint gift to someone that was purchased with money combined from two or more people.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: joint

1	n adj v	junction by which parts or objects are joined together united or combined provide with a joint
2	n v	a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion separate (meat) at the joint
3	n	marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
4	n	a disreputable place of entertainment

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: joint

n junction by which parts or objects are joined together

Types:: show 23 types...; hide 23 types...; ball-and-socket joint
a joint that can rotate within a socket; butt, butt joint
a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping; flexible joint, hinge
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other; hinge joint, knuckle joint
a joint allowing movement in one plane only; lap joint, splice
joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together; miter, miter joint, mitre, mitre joint
joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner; mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint
a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other; rabbet joint
a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards; scarf, scarf joint
a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end; seam
joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces; toggle joint
a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint; weld
a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together; butt hinge
a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb; butt weld, butt-weld
a butt joint that is welded; dovetail, dovetail joint
a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises; fell, felled seam
seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges; fish joint
a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams; spot weld, spot-weld
each of the welds made by welding at a separate point; joint hinge, strap hinge
a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame; surgical seam, suture
a seam used in surgery; T hinge, tee hinge
a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame; tongue and groove joint
a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board; welt
a raised or strengthened seam

Type of:: conjunction, junction
something that joins or connects

n the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Synonyms:: articulation, join, junction, juncture

Types:: esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction
the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium

Type of:: connection, connexion, link
a connecting shape

n (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

Synonyms:: articulatio, articulation

Types:: show 20 types...; hide 20 types...; fetlock, fetlock joint
the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern; hock, hock-joint
tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle; knee, stifle
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee; elbow
the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow; fibrous joint, sutura, suture
an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull); articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint
a joint so articulated as to move freely; articulatio temporomandibularis, mandibular joint, temporomandibular joint
the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone; coronal suture, sutura coronalis
the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull; frontal suture, sutura frontalis
the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6); intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris
the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone; internasal suture, sutura internasalis
the suture between the two nasal bones; lamboid suture, sutura lamboidea
the suture between the occipital and parietal bones; occipitomastoid suture
the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture; parietomastoid suture
the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones; interparietal suture, sagittal suture, sutura sagittalis
the suture uniting the two parietal bones; articulatio plana, gliding joint
a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions; ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint
a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane; knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint
a joint of a finger when the fist is closed; articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint
a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone; articulatio trochoidea, pivot joint, rotary joint, rotatory joint
a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation

Type of:: body part
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

adj united or combined

“a joint session of Congress”

“joint owners”

Synonyms: collective
forming a whole or aggregate; common
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; integrated
not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups; clannish
characteristic of a clan especially in being unified; concerted, conjunct, conjunctive, cooperative
involving the joint activity of two or more; conjoined, conjoint
consisting of two or more associated entities; collective, corporate
done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; cosignatory
signing jointly with others; shared
have in common; held or experienced in common; united
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

Antonyms:: separate
independent; not united or joint; individual, single
being or characteristic of a single thing or person; independent
free from external control and constraint; segregated, unintegrated
separated or isolated from others or a main group; other
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; apart
having characteristics not shared by others; asunder
widely separated especially in space; detached, isolated, separated, set-apart
being or feeling set or kept apart from others; discrete, distinct
constituting a separate entity or part; disjoint
having no elements in common; disjunct, isolated
marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; isolable
capable of being isolated or disjoined; unaccompanied
(of a state or an event) taking place without something specified occurring at the same time; unshared
not shared; divided
separated into parts or pieces; show more antonyms...

adj affecting or involving two or more

“joint income-tax return”

“joint ownership”

Synonyms: shared
have in common; held or experienced in common

adj involving both houses of a legislature

“a joint session of Congress”

Synonyms: many-sided, multilateral
having many parts or sides

v provide with a joint

“the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood”

Synonyms:: articulate

Type of:: furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to

v fasten with a joint

Type of:: fasten, fix, secure
cause to be firmly attached

v fit as if by joints

Type of:: fit, go
be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired

n a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

Synonyms:: roast

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; blade roast
a roast cut from the blade; pot roast
cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot; rib roast, standing rib roast
a cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribs; top round
roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting; rump roast
a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal; beef roast, roast beef
cut of beef suitable for roasting; roast veal, veal roast
cut of veal suitable for roasting; lamb roast, roast lamb
a cut of lamb suitable for roasting; pork roast, roast pork
cut of pork suitable for roasting; bottom round
cut from the round; suitable for pot roast; breast of veal
usually stuffed and roasted; fricandeau
larded veal braised and glazed in its own juices; crown roast, rack of lamb
a roast of the rib section of lamb; gigot, leg of lamb
lamb leg suitable for roasting

Type of:: cut, cut of meat
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

v separate (meat) at the joint

Type of:: disunite, divide, part, separate
force, take, or pull apart

n marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

Synonyms:: marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, stick

Type of:: butt, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

n a disreputable place of entertainment

Types:: jook, jook house, jook joint, juke, juke house, juke joint
a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox

Type of:: spot
a business establishment for entertainment

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