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ball-and-socket joint

 
pronunciation:
bawl nd sa kiht joInt
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a skeletal joint in which the ball-shaped end of a bone, often part of a limb, fits into and rotates quite freely within the hollow, spherical socket of another bone.
definition 2: see "ball joint."