joint.
United, combined
Meaning & usage
United, combined
the joint influences of culture and climate
Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
The play was a joint production between the two companies.
Where this word comes from
The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular, junction. Displaced Old English fōg and partially displaced English lith. The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935. The development to meaning "any thing" also happened to the Scots and Memphian form junt and the Mid-Atlantic/Philadelphian form jawn.
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.
The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
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.
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.
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.
Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.
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
A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
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.
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). A place of resort for tramps.
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). An opium den.
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). Prison, jail, or lockup.
I'm just trying to stay out of the joint.
A marijuana cigarette.
After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.
A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.
The penis.
A thing.
a Spike Lee joint
Where this word comes from
The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular, junction. Displaced Old English fōg and partially displaced English lith. The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935. The development to meaning "any thing" also happened to the Scots and Memphian form junt and the Mid-Atlantic/Philadelphian form jawn.
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
to joint boards
a jointing plane
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.
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
the stones joint, neatly.
Where this word comes from
The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular, junction. Displaced Old English fōg and partially displaced English lith. The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935. The development to meaning "any thing" also happened to the Scots and Memphian form junt and the Mid-Atlantic/Philadelphian form jawn.
past participle of join; joined.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English or following the -t model for forming a past participle.
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