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joint] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	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.

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.

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.

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.

10.	Mathematics. knot (def. 12).

11.	the joint, Slang. prison: He got out of the joint just before Christmas.

12.	Slang: Vulgar. penis.

–adjective

13.	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

]

—Synonyms 14. united, combined, collaborative.

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joint (joint) Pronunciation Key

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n.

1. A place or part at which two or more things are joined.
2. A way in which two or more things are joined: a mortise-and-tenon joint; flexible joints.
3. A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.
4. A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.
5. A cheap or disreputable gathering place: "The tavern is . . . just a joint with Formica tables, a vinyl floor, lights over the mirrors" (Scott Turow).
6. A building or dwelling.
7. A prison. Often used with the.
Anatomy
1. A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.
2. A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.
3. A cheap or disreputable gathering place: "The tavern is . . . just a joint with Formica tables, a vinyl floor, lights over the mirrors" (Scott Turow).
4. A building or dwelling.
5. A prison. Often used with the.
Botany An articulation on a fruit or stem, such as the node of a grass stem.
Geology A fracture or crack in a rock mass along which no appreciable movement has occurred.
A large cut of meat for roasting.
Slang
1. A cheap or disreputable gathering place: "The tavern is . . . just a joint with Formica tables, a vinyl floor, lights over the mirrors" (Scott Turow).
2. A building or dwelling.
3. A prison. Often used with the.
Slang A marijuana cigarette.
Vulgar Slang A penis.

adj.

Shared by or common to two or more: our joint presence; a joint income-tax return.
Sharing with another or others: a joint tenant.
Formed or characterized by cooperation or united action: joint military maneuvers.
Involving both houses of a legislature: a joint session of Congress.
Law Regarded as one legal body; united in identity of interest or liability.
Mathematics Involving two or more variables.

tr.v. joint·ed, joint·ing, joints

To combine or attach with a joint or joints: securely jointed the sides of the drawer.
To provide or construct with joints: joint a boom on a crane.
To separate (meat) at the joints.

[Middle English, from Old French, from past participle of joindre, to join; see join.]

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joint (n.)

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.

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joint
adjective
1.	united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" [ant: separate]
2.	affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"
3.	involving both houses of a legislature; "a joint session of Congress"
noun
1.	(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
2.	a disreputable place of entertainment
3.	the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: articulation]
4.	a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion [syn: roast]
5.	junction by which parts or objects are joined together
6.	marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
verb
1.	fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly"
2.	provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
3.	fasten with a joint
4.	separate (meat) at the joint

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joint

see nose out of joint; out of joint.

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joint (joint) Pronunciation Key

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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.

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joint (joint)
n.
A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.

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Joint

In general, a legal term describing a transaction in which two or more parties act together.

Investopedia Commentary

For example, a joint account is a bank or brokerage account that is owned together (jointly) by two or more people.

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Main Entry: joint
Function: adjective
1 : common to two or more: as a : involving the combined activity or negligence of two or more joint tort> —see also JOINT TORTFEASOR —compare SEVERAL b : shared by or affecting two or more as a unit joint account>
2 : united, joined, or sharing with another (as in a right or status) <joint heirs>

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Joint

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.

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Joint

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.

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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.