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   Joint

   /joint/

   

   noun

   • 1. a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined: "seal the joint between the roof and the house wall" Similar joinjunctionjunctureintersectionlinklinkageconnectionnexusweldknotseamcouplingcouplerbracketbracehingecommissuresuture
   • ▪ a break or fracture in a mass of rock, with no relative displacement of the parts.
   • ▪ a piece of flexible material forming the hinge of a book cover.
   • 2. a 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 difficult" Similar technical:articulation
   • ▪ 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"
   • ▪ a large piece of meat cooked whole or ready for cooking: British "a joint of ham"
   • ▪ the part of a stem of a plant from which a leaf or branch grows: "cut just below a leaf joint"
   • ▪ a section of a plant stem between two joints; an internode.
   • 3. an establishment of a specified kind, especially one where people meet for eating, drinking, or entertainment: informal "a burger joint" Similar establishmentrestaurantbarclubnightclubinformal:clip jointdivehonky-tonkhistorical:speakeasy
   • ▪ prison. North American
   • 4. a marijuana cigarette: informal "he rolled a joint" Similar cannabis cigarettemarijuana cigaretteinformal:spliffreeferbombbomberstickbluntzolinformal:bifter
   • 5. a piece of creative work, especially a musical recording: informal US "listen to one of his joints nowadays and you don't even need to see the production credit"

   adjective

   • 1. shared, held, or made by two or more people, parties, or organizations together: "the companies issued a joint statement"
   • ▪ sharing in a position, achievement, or activity: "a joint winner"
   • ▪ applied or regarded together.

   verb

   • 1. provide or fasten (something) with joints.
   • ▪ fill up the joints of (masonry or brickwork) with mortar; point.
   • ▪ prepare (a board) for being joined to another by planing its edge.
   • 2. cut (the body of an animal) into joints: "use a sharp knife to joint the bird"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, past participle of joindre ‘to join’ (see join).

   Derivatives

   • 1. jointless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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