joint

adjective

1. not comparable United, combined the joint influences of culture and climate
2. not comparable Done by two or more people or organisations working together. The play was a joint production between the two companies.

   Similar: mutual, shared

Similar: collective, common, corporate, joint, mutual, shared, united · Opposite: insular, separate, sole

noun joints

1. 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.

   Similar: hinge, pivot

2. The point where two components of a structure join rigidly. The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
3. 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.

   Similar: arthrosis, articulation

4. 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.
5. 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. Near-synonym: roast

   Similar: roast

6. 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
7. A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
8. US, slang 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.

   Similar: jawn, shebang

9. US, dated, slang A place of resort for tramps.

   Similar: jawn, shebang

10. US, dated, slang An opium den.

    Similar: jawn, shebang

11. US, slang, with the definite article Prison, jail, or lockup. Now you're gonna put me right back in the joint.

    Similar: jawn, shebang

12. US, slang A marijuana cigarette. After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.

    Similar: bifta, bifter, blunt, bogie, bomber, bone, bun, Camberwell carrot, doink, doinker, doob, doober

13. dated, slang A syringe used to inject an illicit drug. Captain Jack McMahon, chief of Houston's police narcotics division, holds tools of the “junkie” trade, including “joints” (syringes), needles, heroin, milk sugar (used to cut pure heroin), spoons for heating a shot of heroin (mixed with water), […]
14. US, slang The penis. Inez called up Camille on the phone repeatedly and had long talks with her; they even talked about his joint, or so Dean claimed.

    Similar: anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad, choda, chode

15. A thing. a Spike Lee joint

verb joints · jointing · jointed

1. transitive To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together to joint boards
2. transitive To join; to connect; to unite; to combine. But soon that war had end, and the time's state Made friends of them, jointing their force 'gainst Caesar
3. transitive To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate. The fingers are […]jointed together for motion.
4. transitive To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat. Another time alſo being minded to entertain king Priamus friendly, when he came unto his pavilion: / He then beſtir'd himſelfe, and caught up ſoone, / A good white ſheepe, whoſe throat he cut anon. / but about cutting it up, quartering, jointing, ſeething, and roſting, he ſpent a great part of the n
5. intransitive To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do. the stones joint, neatly.

verb

1. archaic, nonstandard, participle, past, uncommon past participle of join; joined. Jesus confirmed it by saying, 'What God has joint together, let not man put asunder'.