- 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
- a cheap bar, nightclub, etc.
- any house, building, etc.
- a prison
- Slang a marijuana cigarette
- Anat.
- a place or part where two bones or corresponding structures are joined, usually so that they can move
- 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 of joint
Old French from Classical Latin junctus, past participle of jungere, to join, yoke- joined as to time; concurrent
- common to two or more persons, governments, etc. as to ownership or action: a joint declaration, joint property, joint custody
- sharing with someone else: a joint owner
Origin of joint
OFr joint, jointe, pp. of joindre: see join- to connect by a joint or joints
- to give a joint or joints to
- to prepare (a board or stave) for joining to another
- to cut (meat) into joints; separate at the joints
joint Idioms
out of joint
- not in place at the joint; dislocated
- disordered or disorganized
- inappropriate
