joint
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 jay2 . 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. knot1 (def. 12).
the joint, Slang. prison: He got out of the joint just before Christmas.
Slang: Vulgar. penis.
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.
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.
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.
to fit together by or as if by joints: The cinder blocks jointed neatly.
Idioms about joint
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.
Origin of joint
1Other words for joint
Other words from joint
- subjoint, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for joint
/ (dʒɔɪnt) /
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: Related adjective: 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
often facetious a dwelling or meeting place
slang a cannabis cigarette
out of joint
dislocated
out of order or disorganized
put someone's nose out of joint See nose (def. 18)
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
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
Derived forms of joint
- jointly, adverb
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Scientific definitions for joint
[ joint ]
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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Other Idioms and Phrases with joint
see nose out of joint; out of joint.
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