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join > 7 senses
NOUN1join, articulation, joint, juncture, junctionThe shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
2join, union, sumA set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
VERB1join, fall in, get togetherBecome part of
2join, bring togetherCause to become joined or linked
3joinCome into the company of
4join, conjoinMake contact or come together
5join, connect, link, link up, uniteBe or become joined or united or linked
join > pronunciation
Soundsjhoy'n
Rhymesadjoin, Boyne, Burgoyne, and 9 more rhymes in oyn at the HyperDic website...
join > noun 1, shape
MeaningThe shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made.
Synonymsarticulation, joint, juncture, junction
Narroweresophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction
Broaderconnection, connexion, link
join > noun 2, group
MeaningA set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.
Synonymsunion, sum
Narrowerdirect sum
Broaderset
join > verb 1, social
MeaningBecome part of. Become a member of a group or organization.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP
Examples"He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
Synonymsfall in, get together
Narrowersign up; band oneself, league together; unionize, unionise, organize, organise; affiliate; rejoin; infiltrate, penetrate; unite, unify; affiliate
Nounsjoiner
join > verb 2, contact
MeaningCause to become joined or linked.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"join these two parts so that they fit together"
Synonymsbring together
Cause tojoin, conjoin
Entailed byplug in, connect
Narrowerankylose, ancylose; connect; connect; miter; close; anastomose, inosculate; match, mate, couple, pair, twin; match; mortice, mortise; cog; fair; scarf; rebate; rabbet; seam; bridge; close; ligate; assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together; sovietize, sovietise
Broaderconnect, link, tie, link up
Contrarydisjoin, disjoint
Nounsjunction; joining
join > verb 3, social
MeaningCome into the company of.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"She joined him for a drink"
join > verb 4, contact
MeaningMake contact or come together.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples"The two roads join here"
Synonymsconjoin
Caused byjoin, bring together
Entailed bysew, run up, sew together, stitch
Narrowergrow together; feather; attach; cross-link; anastomose, inosculate; copulate, mate, pair, couple; yoke; graft, engraft, ingraft; splice; splice; patch, piece; solder; weld; quilt; knit, entwine
Broaderconnect, link, tie, link up
Contrarydisjoin, disjoint
Nounsjoining
join > verb 5, stative
MeaningBe or become joined or united or linked.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples"Our paths joined"
Synonymsconnect, link, link up, unite
Narrowersyndicate; complect, interconnect, interlink
Nounsjointure; juncture; joining

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