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join
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- pronunciation:
- joIn
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- join in
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
joins, joining, joined |
| definition 1: |
to put, bring, fasten, or connect together.
The plumber joined the two pipes securely.The children joined hands.- synonyms:
- connect, couple, fasten, fix, link
- antonyms:
- disjoin, disunite, divide, part, separate, sever
- similar words:
- append, associate, attach, bind, bond, combine, dock, fuse, hitch, joint, knit, lock, marry, solder, splice, unify, unite, yoke
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| definition 2: |
to become a member of.
I decided not to join the club.- similar words:
- enroll in, enter
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| definition 3: |
to come into relationship or association with, or into the company of.
Other factory workers joined the automobile workers in protest.Will you be joining us for dinner?- antonyms:
- repudiate
- similar words:
- align, ally, associate, attach, consort, meet
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| definition 4: |
(informal) to be next to; adjoin.
Here is where our yard joins the neighbors' yard.- synonyms:
- adjoin
- similar words:
- abut, border
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| related words: |
add, affix, ally, annex, articulate, assemble, band, bind, butt, cable, close, coalesce, cross, dovetail, marry, merge, mingle, nail, pair, register, relate, set, stick, tie, unite, wed |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to form a connection; be in contact.
The smaller trails join with the main trail near the end.- antonyms:
- disjoin, disunite, part, separate
- similar words:
- bond, connect, contact, cross, fasten, graft, link, marry, yoke
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| definition 2: |
to become a member of a group, such as a club or association.
As children, we sometimes sneaked in to use the club's pool, but our parents never joined.- similar words:
- ally, engage, enroll
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| definition 3: |
to begin to participate with others (often fol. by "in").
Why don't you join in our game? We need another player.He'd been in a quiet mood, but eventually he decided to join in the revelry with the other students.- synonyms:
- participate
- similar words:
- share
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| related words: |
abut, adhere, align, bound, coalesce, combine, confederate, consort, converge, couple, enlist, joint, knit, league, meet, mingle, occlude, organize, register, relate, side, team, touch, unite, volunteer, wed |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a joining, such as a seam or weld.
- synonyms:
- seam
- antonyms:
- separation
- similar words:
- junction, link, weld
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| phrase: |
join in |
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