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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 |
adverb + (v.)join
voluntarily
(v.)join
+ adverb
live, now, tomorrow, tonight
(v.)join
+ noun
affiliate,
bandwagon,
caravan,
cast,
choir,
chorus,
circus,
club,
conversation,
crusade,
cult,
exodus,
expedition,
faculty,
festivity,
force,
fraternity,
fray,
gang,
guest,
gym,
jihad,
morning,
procession,
puzzle,
questioning,
queue,
rank,
sorority,
studio,
throng,
troupe,
watcher
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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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adjective + (n.)join
dead, following, general, maximum, military, newborn, open, physical, primary
verb + (n.)join
cover, fight, host, leave, let, occur, pop
noun + (n.)join
balcony, bifurcation, brother, click, correspondent, edge, front, handle, icon, ivy, key, labor, leaf, metal, model, neck, others, person, user
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| phrase: |
join in |
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