JOIN

union, sum, join

(noun) a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; “let C be the union of the sets A and B”

articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction

(noun) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

join, conjoin

(verb) make contact or come together; “The two roads join here”

join

(verb) cause to become joined or linked; “join these two parts so that they fit together”

join, fall in, get together

(verb) become part of; become a member of a group or organization; “He joined the Communist Party as a young man”

join

(verb) come into the company of; “She joined him for a drink”

connect, link, link up, join, unite

(verb) be or become joined or united or linked; “The two streets connect to become a highway”; “Our paths joined”; “The travelers linked up again at the airport”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

join (plural joins)

An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.

(computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.

(computing) The act of joining something, such as a network.

(algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨.

Antonyms

• (lowest upper bound): meet

Hyponyms

• ANSI join

• antijoin

• autojoin

• cross join

• equijoin

• explicit join

• full join

• hash join

• implicit join

• inner join

• left join

• natural join

• outer join

• right join

• self join

• semijoin

• straight join

• theta join

Verb

join (third-person singular simple present joins, present participle joining, simple past and past participle joined)

(transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.

(intransitive) To come together; to meet.

(transitive) To come into the company of.

(transitive) To become a member of.

(computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.

To unite in marriage.

(obsolete, rare) To enjoin upon; to command.

To accept, or engage in, as a contest.

Synonyms

• (to combine more than one item into one): bewed, connect, fay, unite; see also join

Anagrams

• Nijo

Source: Wiktionary

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Join, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joined; p. pr. & vb. n. Joining.] Etym: [OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See Yoke, and cf. Conjugal, Junction, Junta.]

1. To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append. Woe unto them that join house to house. Is. v. 8. Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn Like twenty torches joined. Shak. Thy tuneful voice with numbers join. Dryden.

2. To associate one's self to; to be or become connected with; to league one's self with; to unite with; as, to join a party; to join the church. We jointly now to join no other head. Dryden.

3. To unite in marriage. He that joineth his virgin in matrimony. Wyclif. What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Matt. xix. 6.

4. To enjoin upon; to command. [Obs. & R.] They join them penance, as they call it. Tyndale.

5. To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue. Milton. To join battle, To join issue. See under Battle, Issue.

Syn.

– To add; annex; unite; connect; combine; consociate; couple; link; append. See Add.

Join, v. i.

Definition: To be contiguous, close, or in contact; to come together; to unite; to mingle; to form a union; as, the hones of the skull join; two rivers join. Whose house joined hard to the synagogue. Acts xviii. 7. Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations Ezra ix. 14. Nature and fortune joined to make thee great. Shak.

Join, n. (Geom.)

Definition: The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines. Henrici.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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