JOINT

/dʒɔɪnt/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 15

Definition

  1. adjective united or combined.
  2. adjective affecting or involving two or more.
  3. adjective involving both houses of a legislature.
  4. verb fit as if by joints.
  5. verb provide with a joint. — synonyms: articulate
  6. verb fasten with a joint.
  7. verb separate (meat) at the joint.
  8. noun (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion). — synonyms: articulation, articulatio
  9. noun a disreputable place of entertainment.
  10. noun the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made. — synonyms: articulation, join, juncture, junction
  11. noun a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion. — synonyms: roast
  12. noun junction by which parts or objects are joined together.
  13. noun marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking. — synonyms: marijuana_cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff

Examples

  • “This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.”
  • “The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.”
  • “The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.”

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