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.
2.
a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with nails, screws, or glue.
3.
Anatomy,Zoology.
a.
the movable or fixed place or part where two bones or elements of a skeleton join.
b.
the form or structure of such a part, as a ball-and-socket, hinge, pivot, etc.
4.
one of the large portions into which a section of meat is divided by a butcher, as the shoulder or leg, esp. as served at table.
5.
Slang. a marijuana cigarette.
6.
Slang.
a.
a dirty, cheap, or disreputable place of public accommodation or entertainment, esp. a restaurant or nightclub.
b.
a place or establishment, as a hotel, restaurant, etc.: We stayed in a very classy joint near the ocean.
7.
Biology.
a.
a part, esp. of a plant, insect, etc., connected with another part by an articulation, node, or the like.
b.
a portion between two articulations, nodes, or the like.
8.
Botany. the part of a stem from which a branch or leaf grows; node.
9.
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.
shared by or common to two or more: a joint obligation.
14.
undertaken or produced by two or more in conjunction or in common: a joint reply; a joint effort.
15.
sharing or acting in common: joint members of a committee.
16.
joined or associated, as in relation, interest, or action: joint owners.
17.
Law. joined together in obligation or ownership: joint heirs.
18.
of or pertaining to both branches of a bicameral legislature.
19.
pertaining to or noting diplomatic action in which two or more governments are formally united.
–verb (used with object)
20.
to unite by a joint or joints.
21.
to form or provide with a joint or joints.
22.
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.
23.
Carpentry.
a.
to prepare (a board or the like) for fitting in a joint.
b.
to true the bottom of (a wooden plane body) to allow even movement along the surface of the work.
24.
to file the teeth of (a saw) to uniform height.
25.
Masonry. to finish (a mortar joint), as by striking.
–verb (used without object)
26.
to fit together by or as if by joints: The cinder blocks jointed neatly.
—Idiom
27.
out of joint,
a.
dislocated, as a bone.
b.
in an unfavorable state; inauspicious: The time is out of joint.
c.
out of keeping; inappropriate: Such behavior seems wholly out of joint with their fine upbringing.
[Origin: 1250–1300; 1900–05 for def. 6; ME < OF joint, jointe < L junctum, juncta, neut. and fem. of junctus (ptp. of jungere to join), equiv. to jung-join+ -tus ptp. suffix]
c.1290, "a part of a body where two bones meet and move in contact with one another," from O.Fr. joint, from L. junctus, pp. of jungere "join" (see jugular). Slang meaning of "place, building, establishment" (esp. one where persons meet for shady activities) first recorded 1877, Amer.Eng., from an earlier Anglo-Irish sense (1821), perhaps on the notion of a side-room, one "joined" to a main room. The original U.S. sense was especially of "an opium-smoking den." Meaning "marijuana cigarette" (1938) is perhaps from notion of something often smoked in common, but there are other possibilities; earlier joint in drug slang meant "hypodermic outfit" (1935). Meaning "prison" is from 1953.
the place where two or more things join Example: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.
Arabic:
مَفْصَل
Chinese (Simplified):
接头, 接缝
Chinese (Traditional):
接頭, 接縫
Czech:
spoj
Danish:
sammenføjning
Dutch:
verbindingsstuk
Estonian:
liitekoht
Finnish:
sauma
French:
raccord
German:
die Verbindungsstelle
Greek:
αρμός, ένωση
Hungarian:
csatlakozás
Icelandic:
samskeyti
Indonesian:
sambungan
Italian:
giuntura
Japanese:
継ぎ目
Korean:
접합 부분
Latvian:
savienojums; salaidums
Lithuanian:
sujungimas, sandūra
Norwegian:
skjøt, sammenføyning
Polish:
złącze
Portuguese (Brazil):
junta
Portuguese (Portugal):
juntura
Romanian:
încheietură, racord; racordare
Russian:
стык
Slovak:
spoj
Slovenian:
spoj
Spanish:
junta, juntura, unión
Swedish:
sammanfogning, fog, skarv
Turkish:
ek yeri, eklenti
joint2[dʒoint]noun
a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge Example: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.
Arabic:
مَفْصَل في الجِسِم
Chinese (Simplified):
关节
Chinese (Traditional):
關節
Czech:
kloub
Danish:
led
Dutch:
gewricht
Estonian:
liiges
Finnish:
nivel
French:
articulation
German:
das Gelenk
Greek:
άρθρωση
Hungarian:
ízület
Icelandic:
liðamót
Indonesian:
sendi
Italian:
articolazione
Japanese:
関節
Korean:
관절
Latvian:
locītava
Lithuanian:
sąnarys
Norwegian:
ledd
Polish:
staw
Portuguese (Brazil):
articulação
Portuguese (Portugal):
articulação
Romanian:
articulaţie
Russian:
сустав
Slovak:
kĺb
Slovenian:
sklep
Spanish:
articulación
Swedish:
led
Turkish:
mafsal, eklem
joint3[dʒoint]noun
a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone Example: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.
Arabic:
لَحْمِة الفَخْذ
Chinese (Simplified):
带骨肉
Chinese (Traditional):
帶骨肉
Czech:
kýta
Danish:
steg
Dutch:
braadstuk
Estonian:
(kondiga) lihatükk
Finnish:
paisti
French:
rôti
German:
das Bratenstück
Greek:
κομμάτι κρέας που περιέχει κόκαλο
Hungarian:
egybesült (hús)
Icelandic:
kjötstykki
Indonesian:
daging sendi
Italian:
pezzo, *taglio di carne*
Japanese:
骨付き肉
Korean:
(마디를 따라 자른) 고깃덩이
Latvian:
gurna gabals (cepetim)
Lithuanian:
mėsos gabalas
Norwegian:
stek
Polish:
udziec
Portuguese (Brazil):
carne com osso
Portuguese (Portugal):
pernil
Romanian:
pulpă de carne
Russian:
кусок мяса на косточке
Slovak:
stehno
Slovenian:
pečenka
Spanish:
corte de carne para asar
Swedish:
stek, styckad bit
Turkish:
but
joint1[dʒoint]adjective
united; done together Example: the joint efforts of the whole team
Arabic:
مُتَّحِد
Chinese (Simplified):
联合的
Chinese (Traditional):
聯合的
Czech:
spojený
Danish:
forenet
Dutch:
gezamenlijk
Estonian:
ühine
Finnish:
yhteinen
French:
conjugué
German:
gemeinschaftlich
Greek:
συλλογικός, από κοινού
Hungarian:
együttes
Icelandic:
sameinaður
Indonesian:
gabungan
Italian:
congiunto
Japanese:
合同の
Korean:
공동의
Latvian:
apvienots
Lithuanian:
jungtinis, bendras
Norwegian:
felles, samlet, forent
Polish:
połączony
Portuguese (Brazil):
conjugado
Portuguese (Portugal):
conjunto
Romanian:
unit; îmbinat
Russian:
совместный
Slovak:
spojený
Slovenian:
skupen
Spanish:
unido
Swedish:
förenad
Turkish:
ortak, müşterek
joint2[dʒoint]adjective
shared by, or belonging to, two or more Example: She and her husband have a joint bank account.
Arabic:
مُشْتَرَك
Chinese (Simplified):
共有的
Chinese (Traditional):
共有的
Czech:
společný
Danish:
fælles
Dutch:
gezamenlijk
Estonian:
ühine
Finnish:
yhteinen
French:
commun
German:
gemeinsam
Greek:
κοινός
Hungarian:
közös
Icelandic:
sameiginlegur
Indonesian:
gabungan
Italian:
comune
Japanese:
共同の
Korean:
공유의
Latvian:
kopīgs; kopējs
Lithuanian:
bendras
Norwegian:
felles-
Polish:
wspólny
Portuguese (Brazil):
conjunto
Portuguese (Portugal):
conjunto
Romanian:
comun
Russian:
общий
Slovak:
spoločný
Slovenian:
skupen
Spanish:
colectivo, mutuo
Swedish:
gemensam
Turkish:
ortak, müşterek
joint[dʒoint]verb
to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints Example: Joint the chicken before cooking it.
Anatomy A usually movable body part in which adjacent bones are joined by ligaments and other fibrous tissues. See also ball-and-socket joint, hinge 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.
Com"mon\, a. [Compar. Commoner; superl. Commonest.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com- + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low, common. Cf. Immunity, Commune, n. & v.]1. Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property. Though life and sense be common to men and brutes. --Sir M. Hale. 2. Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together; general; public; as, properties common to all plants; the common schools; the Book of Common Prayer. Such actions as the common good requireth. --Hooker. The common enemy of man. --Shak. 3. Often met with; usual; frequent; customary. Grief more than common grief. --Shak. 4. Not distinguished or exceptional; inconspicuous; ordinary; plebeian; -- often in a depreciatory sense. The honest, heart-felt enjoyment of common life. --W. Irving. This fact was infamous And ill beseeming any common man, Much more a knight, a captain and a leader. --Shak. Above the vulgar flight of common souls. --A. Murphy. 5. Profane; polluted. [Obs.] What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. --Acts x. 15. 6. Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute. A dame who herself was common. --L'Estrange. Common bar (Law) Same as Blank bar, under Blank. Common barrator (Law), one who makes a business of instigating litigation. Common Bench, a name sometimes given to the English Court of Common Pleas. Common brawler (Law), one addicted to public brawling and quarreling. See Brawler. Common carrier (Law), one who undertakes the office of carrying (goods or persons) for hire. Such a carrier is bound to carry in all cases when he has accommodation, and when his fixed price is tendered, and he is liable for all losses and injuries to the goods, except those which happen in consequence of the act of God, or of the enemies of the country, or of the owner of the property himself. Common chord (Mus.), a chord consisting of the fundamental tone, with its third and fifth. Common council, the representative (legislative) body, or the lower branch of the representative body, of a city or other municipal corporation. Common crier, the crier of a town or city. Common divisor (Math.), a number or quantity that divides two or more numbers or quantities without a remainder; a common measure. Common gender (Gram.), the gender comprising words that may be of either the masculine or the feminine gender. Common law, a system of jurisprudence developing under the guidance of the courts so as to apply a consistent and reasonable rule to each litigated case. It may be superseded by statute, but unless superseded it controls. --Wharton. Note: It is by others defined as the unwritten law (especially of England), the law that receives its binding force from immemorial usage and universal reception, as ascertained and expressed in the judgments of the courts. This term is often used in contradistinction from statute law. Many use it to designate a law common to the whole country. It is also used to designate the whole body of English (or other) law, as distinguished from its subdivisions, local, civil, admiralty, equity, etc. See Law. Common lawyer, one versed in common law. Common lewdness (Law), the habitual performance of lewd acts in public. Common multiple (Arith.) See under Multiple. Common noun (Gram.), the name of any one of a class of objects, as distinguished from a proper noun (the name of a particular person or thing). Common nuisance (Law), that which is deleterious to the health or comfort or sense of decency of the community at large. Common pleas, one of the three superior courts of common law at Westminster, presided over by a chief justice and four puisne judges. Its jurisdiction is confined to civil matters. Courts bearing this title exist in several of the United States, having, however, in some cases, both civil and criminal jurisdiction extending over the whole State. In other States the jurisdiction of the common pleas is limited to a county, and it is sometimes called a county court. Its powers are generally defined by statute. Common prayer, the liturgy of the Church of England, or of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States, which all its clergy are enjoined to use. It is contained in the Book of Common Prayer. Common school, a school maintained at the public expense, and open to all. Common scold (Law), a woman addicted to scolding indiscriminately, in public. Common seal, a seal adopted and used by a corporation. Common sense. (a) A supposed sense which was held to be the common bond of all the others. [Obs.] --Trench. (b) Sound judgment. See under Sense. Common time (Mus.), that variety of time in which the measure consists of two or of four equal portions. In common, equally with another, or with others; owned, shared, or used, in community with others; affecting or affected equally. Out of the common, uncommon; extraordinary. Tenant in common, one holding real or personal property in common with others, having distinct but undivided interests. See Joint tenant, under Joint. To make common cause with, to join or ally one's self with. Syn: General; public; popular; national; universal; frequent; ordinary; customary; usual; familiar; habitual; vulgar; mean; trite; stale; threadbare; commonplace. See Mutual, Ordinary, General.
Joint\ (joint), n. [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint. See Join.]1. 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. 2. 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. A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel, Must glove this hand. --Shak. To tear thee joint by joint. --Milton. 3. 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. 4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting. 5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification. 6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint. 7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together. Coursing joint (Masonry), the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones. Fish joint, Miter joint, Universal joint, etc. See under Fish, Miter, etc. Joint bolt, a bolt for fastening two pieces, as of wood, one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of the pieces. Joint chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of abutting rails. Joint coupling, a universal joint for coupling shafting. See under Universal. Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge. Joint splice, a re["e]nforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation. Joint stool. (a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool. --Shak. (b) A block for supporting the end of a piece at a joint; a joint chair. Out of joint, out of place; dislocated, as when the head of a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well together; disordered. "The time is out of joint." --Shak.
Joint\, a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See Join.]1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action. 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together. I read this joint effusion twice over. --T. Hook. 3. 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. "Joint tenants of the world." --Donne. 4. Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond. A joint burden laid upon us all. --Shak. Joint committee (Parliamentary Practice), a committee composed of members of the two houses of a legislative body, for the appointment of which concurrent resolutions of the two houses are necessary. --Cushing. Joint meeting, or Joint session, the meeting or session of two distinct bodies as one; as, a joint meeting of committees representing different corporations; a joint session of both branches of a State legislature to chose a United States senator. "Such joint meeting shall not be dissolved until the electoral votes are all counted and the result declared." --Joint Rules of Congress, U. S. Joint resolution (Parliamentary Practice), a resolution adopted concurrently by the two branches of a legislative body. "By the constitution of the United States and the rules of the two houses, no absolute distinction is made between bills and joint resolutions." --Barclay (Digest). Joint rule (Parliamentary Practice), a rule of proceeding adopted by the concurrent action of both branches of a legislative assembly. "Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), that the sixteenth and seventeenth joint rules be suspended for the remainder of the session." --Journal H. of R., U. S. Joint and several (Law), a phrase signifying that the debt, credit, obligation, etc., to which it is applied is held in such a way that the parties in interest are engaged both together and individually thus a joint and several debt is one for which all the debtors may be sued together or either of them individually. Joint stock, stock held in company. Joint-stock company (Law), a species of partnership, consisting generally of a large number of members, having a capital divided, or agreed to be divided, into shares, the shares owned by any member being usually transferable without the consent of the rest. Joint tenancy (Law), a tenure by two or more persons of estate by unity of interest, title, time, and possession, under which the survivor takes the whole. --Blackstone. Joint tenant (Law), one who holds an estate by joint tenancy.
Joint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jointing.]1. To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards. Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood. --Pope. 2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine. Jointing their force 'gainst C[ae]sar. --Shak. 3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate. The fingers are jointed together for motion. --Ray. 4. To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat. "He joints the neck." --Dryden. Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting. --Holland.
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