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joint noun [ dʒɔɪnt ]

• a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined.
• "seal the joint between the roof and the house wall"
Similar: join, junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus, weld, knot, seam, coupling, coupler, bracket, brace, hinge, commissure, suture,
• a structure in the human or animal body at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together.
• "she suffers from stiff joints and finds bending difficult"
Similar: articulation,
• an establishment of a specified kind, especially one where people meet for eating, drinking, or entertainment.
• "a burger joint"
Similar: establishment, restaurant, bar, club, nightclub, clip joint, dive, honky-tonk, speakeasy,
• a cannabis cigarette.
• "he rolled a joint"
Similar: cannabis cigarette, marijuana cigarette, spliff, reefer, bomb, bomber, stick, blunt, zol, bifter,
• a piece of creative work, especially a musical recording.
• "listen to one of his joints nowadays and you don't even need to see the production credit"

joint adjective

• shared, held, or made by two or more people together.
• "a joint statement"
Similar: common, shared, communal, collective, corporate, mutual, reciprocal, cooperative, collaborative, concerted, joined, combined, allied, united,
Opposite: separate, individual,

joint verb

• provide or fasten (something) with joints.
• cut (the body of an animal) into joints for cooking.
• "use a sharp knife to joint the bird"
Similar: cut up, chop up, butcher, carve,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French, past participle of joindre ‘to join’ (see join).

out of joint

• (of a joint of the body) out of position; dislocated.
"he put his hip out of joint"



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