joint

1. 1

   United, combinednot-comparable

   • the joint influences of culture and climate
2. 2

   Done by two or more people or organisations working together.not-comparable

   • The play was a joint production between the two companies.

syn. collective · common · corporate · joint · mutual · shared · united

ant. insular · separate · sole

1. 1

   The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.

   • This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
2. 2

   The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.

   • The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
3. 3

   Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

4. 4

   The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.

   • The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.
5. 5

   A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.

   • Near-synonym: roast
   • Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.
6. 6

   The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.

   • a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg
7. 7

   A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.

8. 8

   A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).USslang

   • It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
9. 9

   A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).; A place of resort for tramps.USdatedslang

10. 10

    A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).; An opium den.USdatedslang

1. 1

   To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit togethertransitive

   • to joint boards
   • a jointing plane
2. 2

   To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.transitive

   • But soon that war had end, and the time's state Made friends of them, jointing their force 'gainst Caesar
3. 3

   To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.transitive

   • The fingers are […]jointed together for motion.
4. 4

   To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.transitive

   • He joints the neck.
5. 5

   To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.intransitive

   • the stones joint, neatly.

1. 1

   past participle of join; joined.archaicform-ofnonstandard

   • Jesus confirmed it by saying, 'What God has joint together, let not man put asunder'.
   • IRPs are based on the RPs of the individual component signals which are joint together.