Definitions for jointdʒɔɪnt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jointdʒɔɪnt(n.)

the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or so as to permit motion.
a connection between pieces of wood, metal, etc., often reinforced with nails, screws, or glue.
Category: Building Trades
the place of union between two bones or elements of a skeleton, whether fixed or permitting movement. the mechanical form of such a union: the structural components, as the adjacent bone edges and their attachments.
the ball-and-socket joint of the hip; the hinge joint of the elbow.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
the place of articulation between two parts or segments of an insect, crustacean, or other arthropod.
Category: Biology
the node of a plant stem where a leaf or branch emerges, esp. when bent at an angle.
Category: Botany
a large piece of meat, usu. with a bone, esp. a piece suitable for roasting.
Category: Cooking
Slang. a marijuana cigarette.
Category: Status (usage)
Slang. a cheap or disreputable place of public entertainment. a dwelling or establishment. prison.
Category: Status (usage)
a fracture plane in crystalline or sedimentary rock, commonly arranged in intersecting sets.
Category: Geology
Math.
Category: Math
Ref: node (def. 6). 6
Slang: Usu. Vulgar. penis.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
(adj.)shared by or common to two or more:
joint custody.
undertaken or produced by two or more in common:
a joint effort.
sharing or acting in common:
joint authorship.
joined or associated, as in relation, interest, or action:
joint owners.
Law. joined together in obligation or ownership.
Category: Law
of or pertaining to both branches of a bicameral legislature:
a joint session of Congress.
Category: Government
(v.t.)to unite by a joint.
to form or provide with joints.
to cut (meat, fowl, etc.) at the joints so as to separate into pieces:
to joint a chicken.
to prepare (a board or the like) for fitting in a joint, as by truing the edge.
Category: Building Trades
(v.i.)to fit together by or as if by joints.
Category: Building Trades

Idioms for joint:

out of joint, dislocated, as a bone. in a disordered state.
Category: Idiom

Origin of joint:

1250–1300; ME < OF joint, jointe < L junctum, juncta, neut. and fem. of junctus, ptp. of jungere to join

joint′less(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

joint, articulation, articulatio(noun)
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
joint(noun)
a disreputable place of entertainment
articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction(noun)
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
roast, joint(noun)
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
joint(noun)
junction by which parts or objects are joined together
joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff(adj)
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
joint(adj)
united or combined
"a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
joint(adj)
affecting or involving two or more
"joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"
joint(verb)
involving both houses of a legislature
"a joint session of Congress"
joint(verb)
fit as if by joints
"The boards fit neatly"
joint, articulate(verb)
provide with a joint
"the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
joint(verb)
fasten with a joint
joint(verb)
separate (meat) at the joint

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

joint(noun)ʤˈɔɪnt
a point where bones meet and the body part bends
the elbow/knee joint
jointʤˈɔɪnt
a small inexpensive bar, club, or restaurant
a little joint in downtown Reno
jointʤˈɔɪnt
a large piece of meat to roast
to carve the joint
joint(adjective)ʤˈɔɪnt
involving two or more people or groups
a joint effort by the two groups to raise money; joint owners of the hotel chain; We paid for it jointly.

Wiktionary

joint(Noun)
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.
joint(Noun)
The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
joint(Noun)
Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
joint(Noun)
A means of joining two pieces of wood together so that they interlock.
The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.
joint(Noun)
A cut of meat.
Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.
joint(Noun)
A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
joint(Noun)
A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business.
It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
joint(Noun)
(always with the) prison
I'm just trying to stay out of the joint.
joint(Noun)
A marijuana cigarette.
After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.
joint(Verb)
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.
Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood. - Alexander Pope
joint(Verb)
To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
Jointing their force 'gainst Cu00E6sar. - William Shakespeare
joint(Verb)
To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
The fingers are jointed together for motion. - Ray.
joint(Verb)
To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
joint(Verb)
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.
joint(Adjective)
Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
The play was a joint production between the two companies.

Origin: The (late 13th century) noun is from joint "joint of the body" (12th century), the English adjective (15th century) from Old French jointiz, both from iunctus, the past participle of iungo. See also join, jugular.

Webster Dictionary

Joint(noun)
the place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe
Joint(noun)
a joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation
Joint(noun)
the part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg
Joint(noun)
any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting
Joint(noun)
a plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification
Joint(noun)
the space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint
Joint(noun)
the means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together
Joint(adj)
joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action
Joint(adj)
involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together
Joint(adj)
united, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; joint debtor, etc
Joint(adj)
shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond
Joint(verb)
to unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards
Joint(verb)
to join; to connect; to unite; to combine
Joint(verb)
to provide with a joint or joints; to articulate
Joint(verb)
to separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat
Joint(verb)
to fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly