Object

• force: The firm joined forces with rival Viridor in a 50/50 partnership called Lakeside Energy from Waste to build the plant.

• army: Private Dwyer was born in Fulham, London, on 25th November 1895 and joined the Army at the age of sixteen in 1911.

• club: Some of the public showed an interest in joining the club which was very good.

• team: She has joined the Cygnus team to help Regina with customer care.

• euro: Sometimes I'm accused of being a Little Englander because I'm against joining the euro.

• rank: In September 2004 they joined ranks with the Post Office.

Subject

• representative: They will shortly be joined by a representative of the new Associations.

Preposition: as

• guitarist: The Boys changed their name to The Action in 1965 about the same time that Pete Watson joined as the second guitarist.

Modifying Another Word

• together: The two are joined together by means of a long cork.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• up: The Watling street is the modern Edgware Road which comes in at Marble Arch to join up with the early roads from the south.

Followed by a transitive particle

• up: It converts videoconferencing into a remote interviewing system, enabling councils to deliver joined up services into the community.

Used with why or when

• whatever: There you will have the chance to join whatever groups take your fancy.

Preposition: in

• celebration: Join in the anniversary celebrations by nominating your favorite Carnegie and Kate Greenaway winners of all time Nominations are being accepted until 1 December.

• fun: He could not wait to join in the fun.

• debate: Click here to join in the debate on the club forum.

• fray: Also joining in the fray is new kid on the block XGI, which has three cards that we'll be seeing this year.

• singing: The impostors were three more guitarists, including the Proud Father, and his daughter to join in the singing.

• conversation: She was already too famous to join in the conversation at the bar.

Preposition: by

• representative: They will shortly be joined by a representative of the new Associations.

• bond: Nitrogen normally occurs as dinitrogen ( N2 ) and the two nitrogen atoms are joined by a double strength bond.