Joint - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a disreputable place of entertainment
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made (syn: articulation, join, junction, juncture)
- a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion (syn: roast)
- junction by which parts or objects are joined together
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking (syn: reefer, stick)
verb
- provide with a joint (syn: articulate)
- separate (meat) at the joint
adjective
joint ownership
Extra examples
She's been having pain in her muscles and joints.
They had a joint account at the bank.
The pipe is leaking at the joints.
During the joint lives of the heirs.
The two ministers have issued a joint statement.
Both companies are involved in the joint development of a new medium-sized car.
Both parties must sign the form if the account is to be in joint names (=belong to two named people).
The meal was a joint effort (=two or more people worked on it together).
What should I use to seal the joint between a carport roof and the house wall?
The beats in this joint were the bomb!
The joint is covered with a metal sleeve.
This place looks like a fifty-cent crib joint.
I bet Stive's been drumming every room in the joint.
Having a joint in the middle, it folds.
The couple will retain joint custody (=they will both have custody) of their daughters.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: joint
he/she/it: joints
present participle: jointing
past tense: jointed
past participle: jointed
singular: joint
plural: joints
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