dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
---|
ADJECTIVE | 1 | joint | United or combined |
---|---|---|---|
2 | joint | Affecting or involving two or more | |
3 | joint | Involving both houses of a legislature | |
NOUN | 1 | joint, articulation, articulatio | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion) |
2 | joint | A disreputable place of entertainment | |
3 | joint, articulation, join, juncture, junction | The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | |
4 | joint, roast | A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion | |
5 | joint | Junction by which parts or objects are joined together | |
6 | joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff | Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | |
VERB | 1 | joint | Fit as if by joints |
2 | joint, articulate | Provide with a joint | |
3 | joint | Fasten with a joint | |
4 | joint | Separate (meat) at the joint |
Sounds | jhoy'nt |
---|---|
Rhymes | anoint, appoint, ballpoint, and 15 more rhymes in oynt at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | United or combined. |
---|---|
Examples | "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" |
Similar | associated; clannish; combined, concerted, conjunct, conjunctive, cooperative, united; conjoined, conjoint; corporate, collective; cosignatory; sharing |
See also | collective; common; integrated; shared; united |
Contrary | separate |
Adverbs | jointly |
Meaning | Affecting or involving two or more. |
---|---|
Examples | "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership" |
Similar to | shared |
Meaning | Involving both houses of a legislature. |
---|---|
Examples | "a joint session of Congress" |
Similar to | bilateral, two-sided |
Meaning | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion). |
---|---|
Synonyms | articulation, articulatio |
Category | anatomy, general anatomy |
Part of | articulatory system; endoskeleton |
Parts | hip socket; articular muscle |
Narrower | fetlock, fetlock joint; hock; stifle, knee; elbow; suture, sutura, fibrous joint; synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis |
Broader | body part |
Meaning | A disreputable place of entertainment. |
---|---|
Broader | spot |
Meaning | The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made. |
---|---|
Synonyms | articulation, join, juncture, junction |
Narrower | esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction |
Broader | connection, connexion, link |
Verbs | joint; joint; joint |
Meaning | A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion. |
---|---|
Synonyms | roast |
Narrower | blade roast; pot roast; rib roast, standing rib roast; top round; rump roast; beef roast, roast beef; veal roast, roast veal; lamb roast, roast lamb; pork roast, roast pork |
Broader | cut, cut of meat |
Meaning | Junction by which parts or objects are joined together. |
---|---|
Narrower | ball-and-socket joint; butt joint, butt; hinge, flexible joint; knuckle joint, hinge joint; lap joint, splice; miter joint, mitre joint, miter, mitre; mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint; rabbet joint; scarf joint, scarf; seam; toggle joint; weld |
Broader | junction, conjunction |
Verbs | joint; joint |
Meaning | Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking. |
---|---|
Synonyms | marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff |
Narrower | juke, jook, juke joint, jook joint, juke house, jook house |
Broader | cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag |
Substances | cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja |
Meaning | Fit as if by joints. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s |
Broader | fit, go |
Nouns | joint; joint |
Meaning | Provide with a joint. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" |
Synonyms | articulate |
Category | carpentry, woodworking, woodwork |
Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
Nouns | jointer; joint |
Meaning | Fasten with a joint. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure |
Nouns | joint; joint |
Meaning | Separate (meat) at the joint. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | separate, disunite, divide, part |