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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JOINT, n. [L. junctura. See Join.]
1. The joining of two or more things.
2. In anatomy, the joining of two or more bones; an articulation; as the elbow, the knee, or the knuckle.
3. A knot; the union of two parts of a plant; or the space between two joints; an internode; as the joint of a cane, or of a stalk of maiz.
4. A hinge; a juncture of parts which admits of motion.
5. The place where two pieces of timber are united.
6. In joinery, straight lines are called a joint, when two pieces of wood are planed.
7. One of the limbs of an animal cut up by the butcher.
Out of joint, luxated; dislocated; as when the head of a bone is displaced from its socket. Hence figuratively, confused; disordered; misplaced.
JOINT, a. Shared by two or more; as joint property.
1. United in the same profession; having an interest in the same thing; as a joint-heir or heiress.
2. United; combined; acting in concert; as a joint force; joint efforts; joint vigor.
Joint stock, the capital or fund of a company or partnership in business.
JOINT, v.t. To form with joints or articulations; used mostly in the participle; as the fingers are jointed; a cane has a jointed stalk.
1. To form many parts into one; as jointed wood.
2. To cut or divide into joints or quarters.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" [ant: separate]
2: affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"
3: involving both houses of a legislature; "a joint session of Congress" n
1: (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) [syn: joint, articulation, articulatio]
2: a disreputable place of entertainment
3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction]
4: a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion [syn: roast, joint]
5: junction by which parts or objects are joined together
6: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff] v
1: fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly"
2: provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" [syn: joint, articulate]
3: fasten with a joint
4: separate (meat) at the joint

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English jointe, from Anglo-French, from joindre Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it (2) node 5b b. a part or space included between two articulations, knots, or nodes c. a large piece of meat for roasting 2. a. a place where two things or parts are joined b. a space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together (as by cement or mortar) c. a fracture or crack in rock not accompanied by dislocation d. the flexing part of a cover along either spine edge of a book e. the junction of two or more members of a framed structure f. a union formed by two abutting rails in a track including the elements (as bars and bolts) necessary to hold the abutting rails together g. an area at which two ends, surfaces, or edges are attached 3. a. a shabby or disreputable place of entertainment b. place, establishment c. slang prison 2 4. a marijuana cigarette • jointed adjective • jointedly adverb • jointedness noun II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from past participle of joindre Date: 14th century 1. united, combined <the joint influences of culture and climate> 2. common to two or more: as a. (1) involving the united activity of two or more <a joint effort> (2) constituting an activity, operation, or organization in which elements of more than one armed service participate <joint maneuvers> (3) constituting an action or expression of two or more governments <joint peace talks> b. shared by or affecting two or more <a joint fine> 3. united, joined, or sharing with another (as in a right or status) <joint heirs> 4. being a function of or involving two or more variables and especially random variables • jointly adverb III. verb Etymology: ¹joint Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to separate the joints of (as meat) 2. a. to unite by a joint ; fit together b. to provide with a joint ; articulate c. to prepare (as a board) for joining by planing the edge intransitive verb 1. to fit as if by joints <the stones joint neatly> 2. to form joints as a stage in growth — used especially of small grains

Britannica Concise

In geology, a brittle fracture surface in rocks along which little or no displacement has occurred. Present in nearly all surface rocks, joints extend in various directions, generally more vertical than horizontal. Joints may have smooth, clean surfaces, or they may be scarred by slickensides, or striations. Jointing does not extend very far into the earth's crust, because at about 7.5 mi (12 km) even rigid rocks tend to flow plastically in response to stress. Structure connecting two or more bones. Most joints, incl. synovial (fluid-containing) joints and those between vertebrae, which incorporate a disk, can move. Immovable joints include the sutures of the skull (see fontanel). Ligaments connect the bones of a joint, but muscles keep them in place. Joint disorders include various forms of arthritis, injuries (e.g., sprains, fractures, and dislocations), congenital disorders, and vitamin deficiencies. In geology, a brittle fracture surface in rocks along which little or no displacement has occurred. Present in nearly all surface rocks, joints extend in various directions, generally more vertical than horizontal. Joints may have smooth, clean surfaces, or they may be scarred by slickensides, or striations. Jointing does not extend very far into the earth's crust, because at about 7.5 mi (12 km) even rigid rocks tend to flow plastically in response to stress. Structure connecting two or more bones. Most joints, incl. synovial (fluid-containing) joints and those between vertebrae, which incorporate a disk, can move. Immovable joints include the sutures of the skull (see fontanel). Ligaments connect the bones of a joint, but muscles keep them in place. Joint disorders include various forms of arthritis, injuries (e.g., sprains, fractures, and dislocations), congenital disorders, and vitamin deficiencies.

U.S. Military Dictionary

Connotes activities, operations, organizations, etc., in which elements of two or more Military Departments participate. (JP 1)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a a place at which two things are joined together. b a point at which, or a contrivance by which, two parts of an artificial structure are joined. 2 a structure in an animal body by which two bones are fitted together. 3 a any of the parts into which an animal carcass is divided for food. b any of the parts of which a body is made up. 4 sl. a place of meeting for drinking etc. 5 sl. a marijuana cigarette. 6 the part of a stem from which a leaf or branch grows. 7 a piece of flexible material forming the hinge of a book-cover. 8 Geol. a fissure in a mass of rock. --adj. 1 held or done by, or belonging to, two or more persons etc. in conjunction (a joint mortgage; joint action). 2 sharing with another in some action, state, etc. (joint author; joint favourite). --v.tr. 1 connect by joints. 2 divide (a body or member) at a joint or into joints. 3 fill up the joints of (masonry etc.) with mortar etc.; trim the surface of (a mortar joint). 4 prepare (a board etc.) for being joined to another by planing its edge. Phrases and idioms: joint account a bank account held by more than one person, each of whom has the right to deposit and withdraw funds. joint and several (of a bond etc.) signed by more than one person, of whom each is liable for the whole sum. joint stock capital held jointly; a common fund. joint-stock company one formed on the basis of a joint stock. out of joint 1 (of a bone) dislocated. 2 out of order. Derivatives: jointless adj. jointly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF, past part. of joindre JOIN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Joint Joint (joint), n. [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint. See Join.] 1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe. 2. A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation. A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel, Must glove this hand. --Shak. To tear thee joint by joint. --Milton. 3. The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg. 4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting. 5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification. 6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint. 7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together. Coursing joint (Masonry), the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones. Fish joint, Miter joint, Universal joint, etc. See under Fish, Miter, etc. Joint bolt, a bolt for fastening two pieces, as of wood, one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of the pieces. Joint chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of abutting rails. Joint coupling, a universal joint for coupling shafting. See under Universal. Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge. Joint splice, a re["e]nforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation. Joint stool. (a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool. --Shak. (b) A block for supporting the end of a piece at a joint; a joint chair. Out of joint, out of place; dislocated, as when the head of a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well together; disordered. ``The time is out of joint.'' --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Joint Joint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jointing.] 1. To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards. Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood. --Pope. 2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine. Jointing their force 'gainst C[ae]sar. --Shak. 3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate. The fingers are jointed together for motion. --Ray. 4. To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat. ``He joints the neck.'' --Dryden. Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting. --Holland.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Joint Joint, a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See Join.] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action. 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together. I read this joint effusion twice over. --T. Hook. 3. United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; joint debtor, etc. ``Joint tenants of the world.'' --Donne. 4. Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond. A joint burden laid upon us all. --Shak. Joint committee (Parliamentary Practice), a committee composed of members of the two houses of a legislative body, for the appointment of which concurrent resolutions of the two houses are necessary. --Cushing. Joint meeting, or Joint session, the meeting or session of two distinct bodies as one; as, a joint meeting of committees representing different corporations; a joint session of both branches of a State legislature to chose a United States senator. ``Such joint meeting shall not be dissolved until the electoral votes are all counted and the result declared.'' --Joint Rules of Congress, U. S. Joint resolution (Parliamentary Practice), a resolution adopted concurrently by the two branches of a legislative body. ``By the constitution of the United States and the rules of the two houses, no absolute distinction is made between bills and joint resolutions.'' --Barclay (Digest). Joint rule (Parliamentary Practice), a rule of proceeding adopted by the concurrent action of both branches of a legislative assembly. ``Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), that the sixteenth and seventeenth joint rules be suspended for the remainder of the session.'' --Journal H. of R., U. S. Joint and several (Law), a phrase signifying that the debt, credit, obligation, etc., to which it is applied is held in such a way that the parties in interest are engaged both together and individually thus a joint and several debt is one for which all the debtors may be sued together or either of them individually. Joint stock, stock held in company. Joint-stock company (Law), a species of partnership, consisting generally of a large number of members, having a capital divided, or agreed to be divided, into shares, the shares owned by any member being usually transferable without the consent of the rest. Joint tenancy (Law), a tenure by two or more persons of estate by unity of interest, title, time, and possession, under which the survivor takes the whole. --Blackstone. Joint tenant (Law), one who holds an estate by joint tenancy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Joint Joint, v. i. To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Joint Joint, n. 1. [Jag a notch.] A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall. [Now Chiefly U. S.] 2. (Theaters) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting. 3. A place of low resort, as for smoking opium. [Slang]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(joints) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Joint means shared by or belonging to two or more people. She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a joint account... ADJ: ADJ n • jointly The Port Authority is an agency jointly run by New York and New Jersey. ADV: ADV with v 2. A joint is a part of your body such as your elbow or knee where two bones meet and are able to move together. Her joints ache if she exercises. N-COUNT 3. A joint is the place where two things are fastened or fixed together. N-COUNT see also dovetail joint 4. A joint is a fairly large piece of meat which is suitable for roasting. (BRIT; in AM, use roast) He carved the joint of beef. N-COUNT 5. You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a joint. (INFORMAL) ...a hamburger joint. N-COUNT: usu supp N 6. A joint is a cigarette which contains cannabis or marijuana. N-COUNT 7. If something puts someone's nose out of joint, it upsets or offends them because it makes them feel less important or less valued. (INFORMAL) Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication... PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Juncture, union. 2. Seam, commissure. 3. (Anat.) Articulation. 4. (Bot.) Knot. 5. (Bot.) Internode, space between two joints. II. a. United, combined, concerted. III. v. a. 1. (Carpentry.) Join, unite, fit together. 2. Disjoint, divide (at the joints), cut up (as meat).

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To hit a joint in carving, the operator must think of a cuckold. To put one's nose out of joint; to rival one in the favour of a patron or mistress.

Foolish Dictionary

Either a low limb from the butcher, or a low quarter in town; in either case the lower the tougher.

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