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joint
NOUN
1A point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined:seal the joint between the roof and the house wall
1.1A particular arrangement of parts of a structure at the point where they are joined:members connected together by rigid joints
1.2Geology A break or fracture in a mass of rock, with no relative displacement of the parts.
1.3A piece of flexible material forming the hinge of a book cover.
2A 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 difficult2.1 Each of the distinct sections of a body or limb between the places at which they are connected:
the top two joints of his index finger
2.2British A large piece of meat cooked whole or ready for cooking:a joint of ham
2.3The part of a stem of a plant from which a leaf or branch grows:cut just below a leaf joint
2.4A section of a plant stem between two joints; an internode.
3INFORMAL An establishment of a specified kind, especially one where people meet for eating, drinking, or entertainment: 專業店a burger joint...held in Niagara Falls, the honeymoon capital, a setting of fierce natural beauty pimpled with fast food joints and tawdry motels.
3.1 (the joint) North American Prison.
4 INFORMAL A cannabis cigarette:
5chiefly
BLACK SLANG A piece of creative work, especially a film or piece of music:listen to one of his joints nowadays and you don’t even need to see the production credit
ADJECTIVE
[ATTRIBUTIVE]
1Shared, held, or made by two or more people together:a joint statement
1.1 Sharing in a position, achievement, or activity:
1.2Law Applied or regarded together. Often contrasted with several.
VERB
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1Provide or fasten (something) with joints:(as adjective jointed) jointed lever arms
1.1 Fill up the joints of (masonry or brickwork) with mortar; point.
1.2Prepare (a board) for being joined to another by planing its edge.
2Cut (the body of an animal) into joints for cooking:use a sharp knife to joint the bird
Origin
Middle English: from Old French, past participle of
joindre 'to join'
(see join).
Phrases
out of joint
(Of a joint of the body) out of position; dislocated:he put his hip out of joint
In a state of disorder or disorientation:time was thrown completely out of joint
Derivatives
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