Joint
[dʒɒɪnt] or [dʒɔɪnt]
Definition
(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 it allows motion).
(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'.
(adj.) involving both houses of a legislature; 'a joint session of Congress' .
(adj.) united or combined; 'a joint session of Congress'; 'joint owners' .
(adj.) affecting or involving two or more; 'joint income-tax return'; 'joint ownership' .
Inputed by Hubert--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Typist: Stacey
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Juncture, union.[2]. Seam, commissure.[3]. (Anat.) Articulation.[4]. (Bot.) Knot.[5]. (Bot.) Internode, space between two joints.
a. United, combined, concerted.
v. a. [1]. (Carpentry.) Join, unite, fit together.[2]. Disjoint, divide (at the joints), cut up (as meat).
Checker: Yale
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Articulation, junction, flexure, elbow, knee
ANT:Solution, disconnection, disjunction, uniformity, continuity
Inputed by Alisa
Unserious Contents or Definition
Either a low limb from the butcher, or a low quarter in town; in either case the lower the tougher.
Editor: Ned
Examples
- Can I separate my father's twin-brother, joint inheritor, and next successor, from himself? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- A joint of any size could be soaked; the only thing was to give it plenty of time. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The stove-pipe fell, dislocated at every joint. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She was, of course, the object of their joint dislike. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The joint family system, he said, has descended to us from time immemorial, the Aryan patriarchal system of old still holding sway in India. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mr. Bullock to continue, for their joint benefit, the affairs of the commercial house, or to go out, as he thought fit. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- This constitution was chiefly the joint production of a worthy philosopher Sieyès, who was one of the three consuls, and Bonaparte. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Stephenson laid down new rails at Killingworth with half-lap joints, or extending over each other for a certain distance at the ends, instead of the butt joints that were formerly used. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Deep in midnight, she was awaked by a rustling near her; she would have started up, but her stiff joints refused to obey her will. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Presently he stopped and picked out a square piece of board, such as is usually left to enable plumbers to get at the joints of the gas-pipes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The diving case is not absolutely water-tight, nor is it desired that it should be so, as the slight leakage acts as a lubricant to the joints, and aids in their movements. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Chairs, lounges and lighter furniture were thus made from bent pieces of wood with very few joints, having a neat and attractive appearance, and possessing great strength. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Considerable skill is required to do this, as all the joints and seams must be rolled down smooth and firm to ensure a solid boot or shoe. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Her hand is large--it's these modern sports that spread the joints--but the skin is white. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The cue bridge handle is made in a manner similar to the cue, except that it is not jointed and the span is substituted for the tip. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Gordon, Brunton and Gurney attempted a curious and amusing steam carriage, resembling a horse in action--having jointed legs and feet, but this animal was not successful. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This is generally done by causing the piston-rod to work between guides, and a jointed arm connects it with the crank. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The boring rods are from ten to twenty feet in length, capable of being jointed together by box and screw, and having a chisel inserted at the lower end. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This is the jointed cue--a great convenience to the player who travels or carries his cue home when he plays at the club or public academy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Now the top of one lever was jointed, so that a sideways movement of the wrist was sufficient to move the rudder for steering in the horizontal plane. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Editor: Megan