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JOINT
joint
(adjective) involving both houses of a legislature; “a joint session of Congress”
joint
(adjective) united or combined; “a joint session of Congress”; “joint owners”
joint
(adjective) affecting or involving two or more; “joint income-tax return”; “joint ownership”
joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff
(noun) marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
joint
(noun) junction by which parts or objects are joined together
joint
(noun) a disreputable place of entertainment
joint, articulation, articulatio
(noun) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
roast, joint
(noun) a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction
(noun) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
joint
(verb) separate (meat) at the joint
joint
(verb) fasten with a joint
joint, articulate
(verb) provide with a joint; “the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood”
joint
(verb) fit as if by joints; “The boards fit neatly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
joint (not comparable)
Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
Synonyms: mutual, shared
Synonyms
• see also joint
Noun
joint (plural joints)
The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
Synonyms: hinge, pivot
The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
(anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
A cut of meat.
The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
(geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
(chiefly, US slang, somewhat pejorative) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries.
(slang, dated) A place of resort for tramps.
(slang, US, dated) An opium den.
(slang, with the definite article) Prison.
(slang) A marijuana cigarette.
Synonym: Thesaurus:marijuana cigarette
(slang, dated) A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.
(US, slang) The penis.
Synonym: Thesaurus:penis
Verb
joint (third-person singular simple present joints, present participle jointing, simple past and past participle jointed)
(transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
(transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
(transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
(transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
(intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
Source: Wiktionary
Joint, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.
6. (Arch.)
Definition: 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 reĂ«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. Etym: [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 Cæsar. 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.
Joint, v. i.
Definition: To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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