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Meaning of joint in English
Pronunciation
/dʒɔɪnt/
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Verb
joint
Definitions
1.
fit as if by joints
Examples
« The boards fit neatly »
2.
provide with a joint
Examples
« the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood »
3.
fasten with a joint
4.
separate (meat) at the joint
Classifying Adjective
joint
Definitions
1.
affecting or involving two or more
Examples
« joint income-tax return »
« joint ownership »
Synonyms
shared
2.
involving both houses of a legislature
Examples
« a joint session of Congress »
Synonyms
bilateral
two-sided
Noun
joint
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French, past participle of joindre‘to join’ (see join)
Definitions
1.
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
2.
a disreputable place of entertainment
3.
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
4.
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
5.
junction by which parts or objects are joined together
6.
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Qualitative Adjective
joint
Definitions
1.
united or combined
Examples
« a joint session of Congress »
« joint owners »
Synonyms
associated
clannish
combined
concerted
conjunct
conjunctive
cooperative
united
conjoined
conjoint
cosignatory
corporate
collective
sharing
Antonyms
separate
See also
collective
common
integrated
shared
united