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ALL meanings of joint

joint
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  • noun joint body: articulation 1
  • noun joint object: hinge 1
  • noun joint marijuana cigarette 1
  • noun joint walls: connecting point 1
  • adjective joint shared 1
  • transitive verb joint cut up: a joint of meat 1
  • noun joint bar, restaurant 1
  • noun joint prison 1
  • noun joint large cut of meat 1
  • transitive verb joint make into a joint 1
  • transitive verb joint cut into shape 1
  • noun joint A point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined. 1
  • noun 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. 1
  • noun joint a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with nails, screws, or glue. 1
  • noun joint 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. 1
  • noun joint 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. 1
  • noun joint Slang.. Also called jay2 . a marijuana cigarette. 1
  • noun joint 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. 1
  • noun joint 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. 1
  • noun joint Botany. the part of a stem from which a branch or leaf grows; node. 1
  • noun joint 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. 1
  • noun joint Mathematics. knot1 (def 12). 1
  • noun joint the joint, Slang. prison: He got out of the joint just before Christmas. 1
  • noun joint Slang: Vulgar. penis. 1
  • adjective joint shared by or common to two or more: a joint obligation. 1
  • adjective joint undertaken or produced by two or more in conjunction or in common: a joint reply; a joint effort. 1
  • adjective joint sharing or acting in common: joint members of a committee. 1
  • adjective joint joined or associated, as in relation, interest, or action: joint owners. 1
  • adjective joint Law. joined together in obligation or ownership: joint heirs. 1
  • adjective joint of or relating to both branches of a bicameral legislature. 1
  • adjective joint pertaining to or noting diplomatic action in which two or more governments are formally united. 1
  • verb with object joint to unite by a joint or joints. 1
  • verb with object joint to form or provide with a joint or joints. 1
  • verb with object joint 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. 1
  • verb with object joint 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. 1
  • verb with object joint to file the teeth of (a saw) to uniform height. 1
  • verb with object joint Masonry. to finish (a mortar joint), as by striking. 1
  • verb without object joint to fit together by or as if by joints: The cinder blocks jointed neatly. 1
  • idioms 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. 1
  • adjective joint Joint means shared by or belonging to two or more people. 0
  • countable noun joint A joint is a part of your body such as your elbow or knee where two bones meet and are able to move together. 0
  • countable noun joint A joint is the place where two things are fastened or fixed together. 0
  • countable noun joint A joint is a fairly large piece of meat which is suitable for roasting. 0
  • countable noun joint You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a joint. 0
  • countable noun joint A joint is a cigarette which contains cannabis or marijuana. 0
  • noun joint a junction of two or more parts or objects 0
  • noun joint the part or space between two such junctions 0
  • noun joint the junction between two or more bones, usually formed of connective tissue and cartilage 0
  • noun joint the point of connection between movable parts in invertebrates, esp insects and other arthropods 0
  • noun joint the part of a plant stem from which a branch or leaf grows 0
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