Dictionary entry details
• JOINT (noun)
Meaning:
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
articulatio; joint; articulation
Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Meronyms (parts of "joint"):
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)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):
articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)
fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))
elbow (the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow)
knee; stifle (joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee)
hock; hock-joint (tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle)
fetlock; fetlock joint (the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern)
Holonyms ("joint" is a part of...):
articulatory system (the system of joints in the body)
endoskeleton (the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates))
Meaning:
A disreputable place of entertainment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):
spot (a business establishment for entertainment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):
jook; jook house; jook joint; juke; juke house; juke joint (a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox)
Meaning:
The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
join; articulation; joint; junction; juncture
Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; link (a connecting shape)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):
esophagogastric junction; oesophagogastric junction (the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium)
Meaning:
A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
roast; joint
Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):
cut; cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):
pork roast; roast pork (cut of pork suitable for roasting)
lamb roast; roast lamb (a cut of lamb suitable for roasting)
roast veal; veal roast (cut of veal suitable for roasting)
beef roast; roast beef (cut of beef suitable for roasting)
rump roast (a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal)
top round (roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting)
rib roast; standing rib roast (a cut of meat including more than one rib)
pot roast (cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot)
blade roast (a roast cut from the blade)
Meaning:
Junction by which parts or objects are joined together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):
conjunction; junction (something that joins or connects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):
ball-and-socket joint (a joint that can rotate within a socket)
weld (a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together)
toggle joint (a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint)
seam (joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces)
scarf; scarf joint (a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end)
rabbet joint (a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards)
mortise joint; mortise-and-tenon joint (a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other)
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)
lap joint; splice (joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together)
hinge joint; knuckle joint (a joint allowing movement in one plane only)
flexible joint; hinge (a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other)
butt; butt joint (a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping)
Meaning:
Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
marijuana cigarette; reefer; spliff; joint; stick
Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):
butt; cigaret; cigarette; coffin nail; fag (finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking)
Meronyms (substance of "joint"):
cannabis; ganja; marihuana; marijuana (the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect)
• JOINT (adjective)
Meaning:
United or combined
Context examples:
a joint session of Congress / joint owners
Similar:
sharing (sharing equally with another or others)
cosignatory (signing jointly with others)
collective; corporate (done by or characteristic of individuals acting together)
conjoined; conjoint (consisting of two or more associated entities)
combined; concerted; conjunct; conjunctive; cooperative; united (involving the joint activity of two or more)
clannish (characteristic of a clan especially in being unified)
associated (joined in some kind of relationship (as a colleague or ally or companion etc.))
Also:
integrated (not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups)
common (belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public)
collective (forming a whole or aggregate)
shared (have in common; held or experienced in common)
united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)
Antonym:
separate (independent; not united or joint)
Meaning:
Affecting or involving two or more
Context examples:
joint income-tax return / joint ownership
Similar:
shared (have in common; held or experienced in common)
Meaning:
Involving both houses of a legislature
Context example:
a joint session of Congress
Similar:
many-sided; multilateral (having many parts or sides)
• JOINT (verb)
Meaning:
Fit as if by joints
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
The boards fit neatly
Hypernyms (to "joint" is one way to...):
fit; go (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Provide with a joint
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
articulate; joint
Context example:
the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
Hypernyms (to "joint" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Domain category:
carpentry; woodwork; woodworking (the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fasten with a joint
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "joint" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Separate (meat) at the joint
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "joint" is one way to...):
disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
