Joint

Definition:

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.
  • (n.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.
  • (n.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
  • (n.) The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.
  • (a.) Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
  • (a.) Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.
  • (a.) 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.
  • (a.) Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.
  • (v. t.) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.
  • (v. t.) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
  • (v. t.) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
  • (v. t.) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
  • (v. i.) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.

Compare joint with other words:

joint vs. oint

joint vs. linked

joint vs. noint

adjoint vs. joint

joint vs. spider

joint vs. joist

joint vs. point

joint vs. lib

connector vs. joint

joint vs. junction

joint vs. several

joint vs. ligament

combined vs. joint

collective vs. joint

assembly vs. joint

conominee vs. joint

consignatory vs. joint

joint vs. kneejoint

basipodite vs. joint

hydrarthrosis vs. joint

biarticulate vs. joint

joint vs. triarticulate

ischiopodite vs. joint

joint vs. retinaculum

joint vs. jointworm

extraarticular vs. joint

interarticular vs. joint

bolection vs. joint

joint vs. synarthrosis

copartner vs. joint

diarthrosis vs. joint

joint vs. lith

joint vs. syndesmosis

concause vs. joint

arthrology vs. joint

joint vs. jointless

joint vs. rejoint

coinheritance vs. joint

articulus vs. joint

joint vs. synostosis

connection vs. joint

blend vs. joint

dual vs. joint

conjunction vs. joint

joint vs. seam

joint vs. reefer

joint vs. splice

collaboration vs. joint

adhered vs. joint

cleavage vs. joint

attached vs. joint

babbling vs. joint

eloquent vs. joint

joined vs. joint

joint vs. shared

joint vs. jointing

joint vs. jointure

coarticulation vs. joint

joint vs. vertebre

astragal vs. joint

doob vs. joint

joint vs. perpend

arthrosis vs. joint

joint vs. jointer

conjoint vs. joint

joint vs. subluxation

joint vs. tunicate

disarticulate vs. joint

joint vs. thribble

joint vs. seaming

anarthrous vs. joint

caulk vs. joint

joint vs. rotator

filleting vs. joint

dovetail vs. joint

joint vs. rickety

flexure vs. joint

cardo vs. joint

ankylosis vs. joint

articular vs. joint

joining vs. joint

doobie vs. joint

bellows vs. joint

inarticulate vs. joint

bipartite vs. joint

joint vs. parting

joint vs. socket

gomphosis vs. joint

arthritis vs. joint

flex vs. joint

joint vs. urate

joint vs. weld

joint vs. ossicle

ferrule vs. joint

articulation vs. joint

baptize vs. joint

joint vs. mortise

joint vs. rheumatism

condyle vs. joint

concurrent vs. joint

dislocate vs. joint

fetlock vs. joint

crackling vs. joint

incompossible vs. joint

couple vs. joint

attach vs. joint

cone vs. joint

joint vs. shoulder

joint vs. spiff

acondylous vs. joint

joint vs. physicochemical

joint vs. sprain

dislocation vs. joint

hock vs. joint

cog vs. joint

fit vs. joint

disjoint vs. joint

divide vs. joint

joint vs. separate

articulate vs. joint

combine vs. joint

joint vs. unite

connect vs. joint

join vs. joint

joint vs. jointed

joint vs. pivot

hinge vs. joint

cigarette vs. joint

joint vs. marijuana

joint vs. prison

joint vs. strata

fracture vs. joint

interlock vs. joint

joint vs. straighten

bent vs. joint

bone vs. joint

joint vs. rigidly

joint vs. rotate

joint vs. structure

joint vs. working

joint vs. people

joint vs. knuckle

joint vs. plumbing

content vs. joint

joint vs. united

joint vs. wrist

joint vs. roast

ankle vs. joint

joint vs. lire

joint vs. pollex

joint vs. union

individual vs. joint

arthropod vs. joint

ham vs. joint

joint vs. washer

jay vs. joint

joint vs. stick

common vs. joint

joint vs. roach

joint vs. knee

elbow vs. joint

joint vs. merger

full vs. joint

blunt vs. joint

joint vs. number

abreuvoir vs. joint

abarticulation vs. joint

head vs. joint