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| Noun | 1. | joint - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)fetlock, fetlock joint - the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern hock-joint, hock - tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity hip socket - the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone articular muscle - a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint articulatory system - the system of joints in the body endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
| 2. | joint - a disreputable place of entertainment jook house, jook joint, juke, juke house, juke joint, jook - a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox spot - a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot" | |
| 3. | joint - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is madeesophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium | |
| 4. | joint - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portioncut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass blade roast - a roast cut from the blade pot roast - cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot rib roast, standing rib roast - a cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribs top round - roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting rump roast - a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal beef roast, roast beef - cut of beef suitable for roasting roast veal, veal roast - cut of veal suitable for roasting lamb roast, roast lamb - a cut of lamb suitable for roasting pork roast, roast pork - cut of pork suitable for roasting | |
| 5. | joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together ball-and-socket joint - a joint that can rotate within a socket butt joint - a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping flexible joint, hinge - a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other junction, conjunction - something that joins or connects hinge joint, knuckle joint - a joint allowing movement in one plane only miter, miter joint, mitre, mitre joint - joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner mortise-and-tenon joint, mortise joint - a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other rabbet joint - a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards scarf joint, scarf - a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end seam - joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces toggle joint - a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint weld - a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together | |
| 6. | joint - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | |
| Verb | 1. | joint - fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly" |
| 2. | joint - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" | |
| 3. | joint - fasten with a joint | |
| 4. | joint - separate (meat) at the joint | |
| Adj. | 1. | joint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" collective - forming a whole or aggregate common - belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community" integrated - not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups; "integrated schools" shared - have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately" united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" |
| 2. | joint - affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership" shared - have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately" | |
| 3. | joint - involving both houses of a legislature; "a joint session of Congress" many-sided, multilateral - having many parts or sides |