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joint
(joint)n.
1.
a. A place or part at which two or more things are joined.
b. A way in which two or more things are joined: a mortise-and-tenon joint.
2. Anatomy
a. A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.
b. A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.
3. Botany An articulation on a fruit or stem, such as the node of a grass stem.
4. Geology A fracture or crack in a rock mass along which no appreciable movement has occurred.
5. A large cut of meat for roasting.
6. Slang
a. A cheap or disreputable gathering place: "The tavern is ... just a joint with Formica tables, a vinyl floor, lights over the mirrors" (Scott Turow).
b. A building or dwelling.
c. A prison. Often used with the.
7. Slang A marijuana cigarette.
8. Vulgar Slang A penis.
adj.
1. Shared by or common to two or more: our joint presence; a joint income-tax return.
2. Sharing with another or others: a joint tenant.
3. Formed or characterized by cooperation or united action: joint military maneuvers.
4. Involving both houses of a legislature: a joint session of Congress.
5. Law Regarded as one, especially with regard to tort liability or interest in property.
6. Mathematics Involving two or more variables.
tr.v. joint·ed, joint·ing, joints
Idiom: 1. To combine or attach with a joint or joints: securely jointed the sides of the drawer.
2. To provide or construct with joints: joint a boom on a crane.
3. To separate (meat) at the joints.
out of joint
1. Dislocated, as a bone.
2. Informal
a. Not harmonious; inconsistent.
b. Out of order; inauspicious or unsatisfactory.
c. In bad spirits or humor; out of sorts.
[Middle English, from Old French, from past participle of joindre, to join; see join.]
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joint
(dʒɔɪnt)n
1. a junction of two or more parts or objects
2. the part or space between two such junctions
3. (Anatomy) anatomy the junction between two or more bones, usually formed of connective tissue and cartilage
4. (Zoology) the point of connection between movable parts in invertebrates, esp insects and other arthropods.
5. (Botany) the part of a plant stem from which a branch or leaf grows
6. (Cookery) one of the parts into which a carcass of meat is cut by the butcher, esp for roasting
7. (Geological Science) geology a crack in a rock along which no displacement has occurred
8. slang
a. a disreputable establishment, such as a bar or nightclub
b. often facetious a dwelling or meeting place
9. slang a cannabis cigarette
10. (Medicine) dislocated
11. out of order or disorganized
12. put someone's nose out of joint See nose19
adj
13. shared by or belonging to two or more: joint property.
14. created by combined effort
15. sharing with others or with one another: joint rulers.
16. (Law) law (of persons) combined in ownership or obligation; regarded as a single entity in law
vb (tr)
17. to provide with or fasten by a joint or joints
18. (Building) to plane the edge of (a board, etc) into the correct shape for a joint
19. (Cookery) to cut or divide (meat, fowl, etc) into joints or at a joint
ˈjointly adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
joint
(dʒɔɪnt)n.
1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or so as to permit motion.
2. a connection between pieces of wood, metal, etc., often reinforced with nails, screws, or glue.
3.
a. the place of union between two bones or elements of a skeleton, whether fixed or permitting movement.
b. the mechanical form of such a union: the ball-and-socket joint of the hip; the hinge joint of the elbow.
c. the structural components, as the adjacent bone edges and their attachments.
4. the place of articulation between two parts or segments of an insect, crustacean, or other arthropod.
5. the node of a plant stem where a leaf or branch emerges, esp. when bent at an angle.
6. a large piece of meat, usu. with a bone, esp. a piece suitable for roasting.
7. Slang. a marijuana cigarette.
8. Slang.
a. a cheap or disreputable place of public entertainment.
b. a dwelling or establishment.
c. prison.
9. a fracture plane in crystalline or sedimentary rock, commonly arranged in intersecting sets.
10. Math. node (def. 6).
11. Slang: Usu. Vulgar. penis.
adj. 12. shared by or common to two or more: joint custody.
13. undertaken or produced by two or more in common: a joint effort.
14. sharing or acting in common: joint authorship.
15. joined or associated, as in relation, interest, or action: joint owners.
16. Law. joined together in obligation or ownership.
17. of or pertaining to both branches of a bicameral legislature: a joint session of Congress.
v.t. 18. to unite by a joint.
19. to form or provide with joints.
20. to cut (meat, fowl, etc.) at the joints so as to separate into pieces: to joint a chicken.
21. to prepare (a board or the like) for fitting in a joint, as by truing the edge.
v.i. 22. to fit together by or as if by joints.
Idioms: out of joint,
a. dislocated, as a bone.
b. in a disordered state.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French joint, jointe < Latin junctum, juncta, neuter and feminine of junctus, past participle of jungere to join]
joint′less, adj.
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a human knee joint
joint
(joint)1. A usually movable body part in which adjacent bones are joined by ligaments and other fibrous tissues.
2. Botany A point on a plant stem from which a leaf or branch grows.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
joint
- fishplate - A type of metal plate used to strengthen a joint (from fish, meaning "mend").
- seam - Etymologically, a joint made by sewing.
- ankylosis - Stiffness or immobility in a joint.
- arthralgia, arthritis - Arthralgia is pain in a joint, from Greek arthron, "joint," which also gives us the word arthritis.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
joint
Connotes activities, operations, organizations, etc., in which elements of two or more Military Departments participate.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Joint
of osteopaths—Mensa.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
joint
Past participle: jointed
Gerund: jointing
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
joint
1. A crack in rock, formed along a line of weakness.
2. A place where two or more bones meet. Bones at a joint may be fixed or they may move against one another.
3. To divide game, meat or poultry into pieces.
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| Noun | 1. |  joint - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)fetlock, fetlock joint - the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern hock-joint, hock - tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity hip socket - the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone articular muscle - a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint articulatory system - the system of joints in the body endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
| 2. | joint - a disreputable place of entertainment jook house, jook joint, juke, juke house, juke joint, jook - a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox spot - a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot" | |
| 3. |  joint - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is madeesophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium | |
| 4. |  joint - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portioncut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass blade roast - a roast cut from the blade pot roast - cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot rib roast, standing rib roast - a cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribs top round - roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting rump roast - a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal beef roast, roast beef - cut of beef suitable for roasting roast veal, veal roast - cut of veal suitable for roasting lamb roast, roast lamb - a cut of lamb suitable for roasting pork roast, roast pork - cut of pork suitable for roasting | |
| 5. | joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together ball-and-socket joint - a joint that can rotate within a socket butt joint - a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping flexible joint, hinge - a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other junction, conjunction - something that joins or connects hinge joint, knuckle joint - a joint allowing movement in one plane only miter, miter joint, mitre, mitre joint - joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner mortise-and-tenon joint, mortise joint - a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other rabbet joint - a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards scarf joint, scarf - a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end seam - joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces toggle joint - a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint weld - a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together | |
| 6. |  joint - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | |
| Verb | 1. | joint - fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly" |
| 2. |  joint - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" | |
| 3. | joint - fasten with a joint | |
| 4. | joint - separate (meat) at the joint | |
| Adj. | 1. | joint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" collective - forming a whole or aggregate common - belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community" integrated - not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups; "integrated schools" shared - have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately" united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" |
| 2. | joint - affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership" shared - have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately" | |
| 3. | joint - involving both houses of a legislature; "a joint session of Congress" many-sided, multilateral - having many parts or sides |
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joint
adjective
1. shared, mutual, collective, communal, united, joined, allied, combined, corporate, concerted, consolidated, cooperative, reciprocal, collaborative They came to a joint decision as to where they would live.
noun
1. junction, union, link, connection, knot, brace, bracket, seam, hinge, weld, linkage, intersection, node, articulation, nexus Cut the stem just below a leaf joint.
2. (Informal) place, bar, restaurant, establishment, dive (informal), nightclub, club I took him to the best 24-hour pizza joint in New York.
3. (Informal) spliff, reefer (informal), marijuana cigarette, cannabis cigarette She rolled a joint and handed it to me.
Related words
adjective articular
adjective articular
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
joint
noun1. A point or position at which two or more things are joined:
2. Slang. A disreputable or run-down bar or restaurant:
Slang: dive, honky-tonk.
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Translations
لَحْمِة الفَخْذمُتَّحِدمُشْتَرَكمُشْتَرِكٌمَفْصَل
společnýkloubkýtapečeněrozčtvrtit
fællesledstegsammenføjningforenet
liideühine
yhteis-liitoslinnanivelpaisti
butdžointspojzajednički
marihuánás cigarettaspangli
bútakjötstykkiliîamótsameiginlegursameinaîur
共同の継ぎ目骨付き肉
공동의굽기에 적합한 고기 토막접합 부문
išnarintasjungtinismėsos gabalasper sąnarius lankstomassąnarys
apvienotsgurna gabalskopējskopīgslocītava
kíbspoj
sklepskupenstik
ledsteksyltaförenadhak
เนื้อที่ใช้สำหรับอบรอยต่อสัมพันธ์กัน
chungkhớp nốisúc thịt
joint
[dʒɔɪnt]A. ADJ [work, declaration, consultation] (between two parties) → conjunto; (more than two) → colectivo; [agreement] → mutuo; [decision] → de común acuerdo; [responsibility] → compartido; [committee] → mixto
B. N
3. (Anat) → articulación f, coyuntura f
to be out of joint [bone] → estar descoyuntado, estar dislocado (fig) → estar fuera de quicio
to put a bone out of joint → dislocar un hueso
to put sb's nose out of joint (fig) → bajar los humos a algn
to throw sb's plans out of joint → estropear los planes a algn
to be out of joint [bone] → estar descoyuntado, estar dislocado (fig) → estar fuera de quicio
to put a bone out of joint → dislocar un hueso
to put sb's nose out of joint (fig) → bajar los humos a algn
to throw sb's plans out of joint → estropear los planes a algn
4. (= place) → garito m
6. (Bot) → nudo m
C. VT
D. CPD joint account N → cuenta f conjunta
joint author N → coautor(a) m/f
joint communiqué N → comunicado m conjunto
joint consultations NPL → consultas fpl bilaterales
joint heir N → coheredero/a m/f
joint interest N (Comm) → coparticipación f
joint liability N (Comm) → responsabilidad f solidaria
joint owners NPL → copropietarios mpl
joint ownership N → copropiedad f
joint partner N → copartícipe mf
joint stock N → fondo m social
joint stock bank N → banco m comercial
joint stock company N → sociedad f anónima
joint venture N → empresa f conjunta
joint author N → coautor(a) m/f
joint communiqué N → comunicado m conjunto
joint consultations NPL → consultas fpl bilaterales
joint heir N → coheredero/a m/f
joint interest N (Comm) → coparticipación f
joint liability N (Comm) → responsabilidad f solidaria
joint owners NPL → copropietarios mpl
joint ownership N → copropiedad f
joint partner N → copartícipe mf
joint stock N → fondo m social
joint stock bank N → banco m comercial
joint stock company N → sociedad f anónima
joint venture N → empresa f conjunta
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
joint
[ˈdʒɔɪnt] n
(in body) → articulation f
to be out of joint (fig) (= discordant) → être de travers
to put sb's nose out of joint → dépiter qn
to be out of joint (fig) (= discordant) → être de travers
to put sb's nose out of joint → dépiter qn
(British) [meat] → rôti m
(= cannabis cigarette) → joint m
(= place) → boîte f
adj
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
joint
n
(Anat, tool, in armour etc) → Gelenk nt; ankle joint → Knöchel m; knee joint → Kniegelenk nt; joint pains → Gelenkschmerzen pl; he’s a bit stiff in the joints (inf) → er ist ein bisschen steif (in den Knochen); the times are out of joint (fig liter) → die Zeit or Welt ist aus den Fugen ? nose
(= join) (in woodwork) → Fuge f; (in pipe etc) → Verbindung(sstelle) f; (welded etc) → Naht(stelle) f; (= junction piece) → Verbindungsstück nt
(inf: of marijuana) → Joint m (inf)
adj attr → gemeinsam; (in connection with possessions also) → gemeinschaftlich; (= total, combined) influence, strength → vereint; he finished joint second or in joint second place (Brit) → er belegte gemeinsam mit einem anderen den zweiten Platz; joint action → gemeinsame Aktion, Gemeinschaftsaktion f; joint committee → gemeinsamer or gemischter Ausschuss; it was a joint effort → das ist in Gemeinschaftsarbeit entstanden; it took the joint efforts of six strong men to move it → es waren die vereinten Anstrengungen or Kräfte von sechs starken Männern nötig, um es von der Stelle zu bewegen
joint
:joint custody
n (Jur) → gemeinsames Sorgerecht (getrennt lebender Eltern)
joint debt
n (Jur) → gemeinsame Verbindlichkeit
joint
:joint owner
n → Mitbesitzer(in) m(f)
joint ownership
n → Miteigentum nt, → Mitbesitz m
joint partner
n → Teilhaber(in) m(f)
joint plaintiff
joint production
n (TV, Film) → Koproduktion f
joint resolution
n (US Pol) → gemeinsamer Beschluss (beider gesetzgebender Versammlungen)
joint stock
n → Aktienkapital nt
joint stock bank
n → ˜ Aktienbank f
joint stock company
n → ˜ Kapitalgesellschaft f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
joint
[dʒɔɪnt]1. adj (action, effort, work) → comune; (responsibility) → collettivo/a; (committee) → misto/a
joint authors → coautori/trici
to make a joint declaration on sth → rilasciare una dichiarazione congiunta su qc
joint authors → coautori/trici
to make a joint declaration on sth → rilasciare una dichiarazione congiunta su qc
2. n
a. (Anat) → articolazione f, giuntura
out of joint → slogato/a
to put sb's nose out of joint (fig) (fam) → far indispettire qn
out of joint → slogato/a
to put sb's nose out of joint (fig) (fam) → far indispettire qn
d. (fam) (place) (esp Am) → locale m
e. (fam) (cannabis cigarette) → spinello
3. vt (chicken) → tagliare a pezzi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
joint
(dʒoint) noun1. the place where two or more things join. The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.
2. a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge. The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.
3. a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone. A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.
adjective1. united; done together. the joint efforts of the whole team.
2. shared by, or belonging to, two or more. She and her husband have a joint bank account.
verb to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints. Joint the chicken before cooking it.
ˈjointed adjective1. having (especially movable) joints. a jointed doll.
2. (of an animal etc for cooking) divided into joints or pieces. a jointed chicken.
ˈjointly adverb together. They worked jointly on this book.
out of joint (of a limb etc) not in the correct place; dislocated. He put his shoulder out of joint when he moved the wardrobe.
see also join.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
joint
→ قِطْعَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ مِنَ الَلَّحْمِ لِلطَبْخِ فِي الفُرْنِ, مُشْتَرِكٌ, وَصْلَةٌ pečeně, spojka, společný fælles, led, steg Bratenstück, gemeinsam, Verbindungsstelle αρμός, ενιαίος, κότσι conjunto, junta, trozo de carne liitos, paisti, yhteis- articulation, conjoint, rôti but, spoj, zajednički congiunto, congiunzione, taglio di carne 共同の, 継ぎ目, 骨付き肉 공동의, 굽기에 적합한 고기 토막, 접합 부문 braadstuk, gezamenlijk, verbinding felles, sammenføyning, stek połączenie, schab, wspólny em conjunto, junção, pedaço de carne мясной отруб, совместный, сочленение förenad, led, stek เนื้อที่ใช้สำหรับอบ, รอยต่อ, สัมพันธ์กัน bağlantı, kemikli et, ortak chung, khớp nối, súc thịt 共同的, 大块肉, 接合处Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
joint
n. articulación, coyuntura, punto de unión entre dos huesos;
arthrodial ___ → -artrodia, que permite un movimiento de deslizamiento;
ball-and-socket ___ → ___ esferoidea, que permite movimientos en varias direcciones;
hip ___ → ___ de la cadera;
___ efussion → derrame articular;
___ inflammation → arthritis;
___ freely movable → ___ con facilidad de movimento, diartrosis;
___ fluid → líquido sinovial;
___ pain → artralgia;
___ replacement → artroplastia;
knee ___ → ___ de la rodilla;
sacroiliac ___ → ___ sacroilíaca;
shoulder ___ → ___ del hombro.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
joint
adj articular; — pain dolor m articular or de las articulaciones; n articulación f, coyuntura (fam); (fam, marijuana cigarette) cigarrillo de marihuana, porro (fam); knee (ankle, etc.) — articulación de la rodilla (tobillo, etc.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.