mortise joint

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mortise joint - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle articulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions
	2.	mortise joint - a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other mortise-and-tenon joint dovetail, dovetail joint - a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together mortice, mortise - a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint tenon - a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint tongue and groove joint - a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board