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joint
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- pronunciation:
- joInt
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- out of joint
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a place or point at which two or more parts come together or are connected; junction.
The upper and lower leg of the body come together at the knee joint.This old wooden table is a bit unstable around its joints.
- synonyms:
- junction
- similar words:
- articulation, coupler, coupling, hinge, juncture, miter, rabbet, socket
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| definition 2: |
the specific arrangement of parts in or at such a junction.
a hinge joint- similar words:
- coupler, coupling, hinge
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| definition 3: |
a large piece of meat cut for cooking; roast.
a joint of beef- synonyms:
- hock, roast, shank
- similar words:
- cut, leg, shoulder
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| definition 4: |
in geology, a crack or fracture along which two large masses of rock touch.
- similar words:
- crack, fault, fissure, fracture
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| definition 5: |
a place on the stem of a plant where the growth of a branch or leaf originates or will originate.
- synonyms:
- node
- similar words:
- articulation
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| definition 6: |
(informal) a bar or nightclub, often one that is considered somewhat disreputable.
Our band was playing in some seedy joint down by the docks that night.- synonyms:
- dive, nightclub, nightspot
- similar words:
- bar, cabaret, club, honky-tonk, tavern
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| definition 7: |
(informal) a marijuana cigarette.
- synonyms:
- reefer
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| related words: |
den, dovetail, hinge, knot, link |
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| phrase: |
out of joint |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of, concerning, shared by, or undertaken by two or more parties acting together.
He decided to go in on a joint business venture with his old college roommate.She and her brother have joint ownership of the property.The measure was passed today in a joint session of Congress.- synonyms:
- mutual
- similar words:
- collective, common, communal, concerted, shared
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| related words: |
concerted, manifold, mutual |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
joints, jointing, jointed |
| definition 1: |
to bring together at a joint.
- synonyms:
- join
- similar words:
- cleave, connect, couple, fuse, link, solder, stick, weld
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| definition 2: |
to supply with or make with joints.
- similar words:
- couple
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| definition 3: |
to separate or cut at a joint.
- synonyms:
- disjoint
- similar words:
- quarter, separate
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| definition 4: |
to prepare (a piece of material, such as wood) to be fitted in a joint.
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| related words: |
articulate, hinge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to bring or fit two or more parts together at a joint.
- similar words:
- connect, couple, join, link
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