- joint
- [[t]dʒɔɪnt[/t]]n.1) the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or so as to permit motion2) bui a connection between pieces of wood, metal, etc., often reinforced with nails, screws, or glue3) anat. zool.a) the place of union between two bones or elements of a skeleton, whether fixed or permitting movementb) the mechanical form of such a union:the ball-and-socket joint of the hip; the hinge joint of the elbow[/ex]c) the structural components, as the adjacent bone edges and their attachments4) bio the place of articulation between two parts or segments of an insect, crustacean, or other arthropod5) bot the node of a plant stem where a leaf or branch emerges, esp. when bent at an angle6) coo a large piece of meat, usu. with a bone, esp. a piece suitable for roasting7) sts Slang. a marijuana cigarette8) sts Slang.a) a cheap or disreputable place of public entertainmentb) a dwelling or establishmentc) prison9) gel a fracture plane in crystalline or sedimentary rock, commonly arranged in intersecting sets10) math. Math.node 6)11) cvb sts Slang: Usu. Vulgar. penis12) shared by or common to two or more:joint custody[/ex]13) undertaken or produced by two or more in common:a joint effort[/ex]14) sharing or acting in common:joint authorship[/ex]15) joined or associated, as in relation, interest, or action:joint owners[/ex]16) law Law. joined together in obligation or ownership17) gov of or pertaining to both branches of a bicameral legislature:a joint session of Congress[/ex]18) to unite by a joint19) to form or provide with joints20) to cut (meat, fowl, etc.) at the joints so as to separate into pieces:to joint a chicken[/ex]21) bui to prepare (a board or the like) for fitting in a joint, as by truing the edge22) bui to fit together by or as if by joints•Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < OF joint, jointe < L junctum, juncta, neut. and fem. of junctus, ptp. of jungere to join joint′less, adj.
From formal English to slang. 2014.
