Dictionary entries for 'joint'

Synonyms

joint (joint)

[Middle English, from Old French, from past participle of joindre, to join; see join.]

noun

1. A place or part at which two or more things are joined.
2. A way in which two or more things are joined: a mortise-and-tenon joint; flexible joints.
Anatomy
1. A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.
2. A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.
Botany An articulation on a fruit or stem, such as the node of a grass stem.
Geology A fracture or crack in a rock mass along which no appreciable movement has occurred.
A large cut of meat for roasting.
Slang
1. A cheap or disreputable gathering place: “The tavern is . . . just a joint with Formica tables, a vinyl floor, lights over the mirrors” (Scott Turow)
2. A building or dwelling.
3. A prison. Often used with the.
Slang A marijuana cigarette.
Vulgar Slang A penis.

Shared by or common to two or more: our joint presence; a joint income-tax return.
Sharing with another or others: a joint tenant.
Formed or characterized by cooperation or united action: joint military maneuvers.
Involving both houses of a legislature: a joint session of Congress.
Law Regarded as one legal body; united in identity of interest or liability.
Mathematics Involving two or more variables.

To combine or attach with a joint or joints: securely jointed the sides of the drawer.
To provide or construct with joints: joint a boom on a crane.
To separate (meat) at the joints.

out of joint: Dislocated, as a bone. Informal Not harmonious; inconsistent. Out of order; inauspicious or unsatisfactory. In bad spirits or humor; out of sorts.