Canadian English Meaning of joint
joint
Other Canadian English words related to joint
Nearest Words of joint
- joint author => Joint author
- joint chiefs => Chiefs of the Defence Staff
- joint chiefs of staff => Chief of the Defence Staff
- joint direct attack munition => Joint direct attack munition
- joint fir => blue pine
- joint hinge => Joint hinge
- joint probability => Joint probability
- joint resolution => joint resolution
- joint return => Joint tax return
- joint snake => garter snake
Definitions and Meaning of joint in English
joint (n)
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
a disreputable place of entertainment
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
junction by which parts or objects are joined together
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
joint (v)
fit as if by joints
provide with a joint
fasten with a joint
separate (meat) at the joint
joint (a)
united or combined
joint (s)
affecting or involving two or more
involving both houses of a legislature
joint (n.)
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.
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.
The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.
Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.
A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.
The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.
A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall.
A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting.
A place of low resort, as for smoking opium.
joint (a.)
Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.
United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; joint debtor, etc.
Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.
joint (v. t.)
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.
To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
joint (v. i.)
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.
FAQs About the word joint
joint
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion), a disreputable place of entertainment, the shape
collaborative,collective,combined,communal,mutual,bilateral,common,concerted,conjoint,conjunct
exclusive,individual,one-man,personal,private,several,single,Only,solitary,unilateral
joining => joining, joinhand => join hands, joinery => Joinery, joiner => joiner, joined => joined,
