joint

Joint means where two things are joined.

(noun)

An example of joint is an elbow.
An example of joint is a where an upward beam in a house is connected to a horizontal beam.

Joint is defined as slang for a cheap bar, prison or a marijuana cigarette.

(noun)

The definition of joint is something that is common to two or more parts.

(adjective)

An example of joint is a declaration which is composed and distributed by two organizations.

See joint in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a place or part where two things or parts are joined
the way in which two things are joined at such a part
one of the parts or sections of a jointed whole
a large cut of meat with the bone still in it, as for a roast
☆ Slang
1. a cheap bar, nightclub, etc.
2. any house, building, etc.
3. a prison
☆ Slang a marijuana cigarette
Anat.
1. a place or part where two bones or corresponding structures are joined, usually so that they can move
2. the way in which they are joined
Bot. a point where a branch or leaf grows out of the stem
Geol. a fracture in a rock mass, along which displacement has not occurred

Origin: OFr < L junctus, pp. of jungere, to join, yoke

adjective

joined as to time; concurrent
common to two or more persons, governments, etc. as to ownership or action: a joint declaration, joint property
sharing with someone else: a joint owner

Origin: OFr joint, jointe, pp. of joindre: see join

transitive verb

See joint in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A place or part at which two or more things are joined.
b. A way in which two or more things are joined: a mortise-and-tenon joint; flexible joints.
Anatomy
a. A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.
b. A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.
Botany An articulation on a fruit or stem, such as the node of a grass stem.
Geology A fracture or crack in a rock mass along which no appreciable movement has occurred.
A large cut of meat for roasting.
Slang
a. A cheap or disreputable gathering place: “The tavern is . . . just a joint with Formica tables, a vinyl floor, lights over the mirrors” (Scott Turow).
b. A building or dwelling.
c. A prison. Often used with the.
Slang A marijuana cigarette.
Vulgar Slang A penis.

adjective

Shared by or common to two or more: our joint presence; a joint income-tax return.
Sharing with another or others: a joint tenant.
Formed or characterized by cooperation or united action: joint military maneuvers.
Involving both houses of a legislature: a joint session of Congress.
Law Regarded as one legal body; united in identity of interest or liability.
Mathematics Involving two or more variables.

transitive verb joint·ed, joint·ing, joints

To combine or attach with a joint or joints: securely jointed the sides of the drawer.
To provide or construct with joints: joint a boom on a crane.
To separate (meat) at the joints.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from

Origin: past participle of joindre, to join; see join

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