joint
/d͡ʒɔɪnt/ adjective, noun, verb
Also a form of join
Forms joints jointing jointed
- adjective United, combined “the joint influences of culture and climate”
- adjective Done by two or more people or organisations working together. “The play was a joint production between the two companies.”
- noun The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate. “This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.”
- noun The point where two components of a structure join rigidly. “The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.”
- noun (anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
- noun The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure. “The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.”
- noun A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied. “Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.”
- noun The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations. “a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg”
- noun (geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
- noun (chiefly US slang, African-American Vernacular, may be somewhat derogatory) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots). “It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.”
- verb (transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together “to joint boards”
- verb (transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
- verb (transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
- verb (transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
- verb (intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do. “the stones joint, neatly.”
Synonyms
mutual shared collective common corporate united hinge pivot arthrosis articulation roast jawn shebang bifta bifter blunt bogie bomber bone bun articulatio join juncture junction marijuana cigarette reefer stick spliff articulate
Antonyms
Etymology
The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular, junction. Displaced Old English fōg and partially displaced English lith.
The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935. The development to meaning "any thing" also happened to the Scots and Memphian form junt and the Mid-Atlantic/Philadelphian form jawn.
From Middle English or following the -t model for forming a past participle.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
- noun A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation.
- adjective Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
- adjective Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.
Etymology [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint. See Join.]
Etymology [F., p. p. of joindre. See Join.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “joint”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details