Joint
Joint (joint) , noun
[French joint, from 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.
To tear thee joint by joint.
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.
(Geology) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.
6.
(Architecture) 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.
8.
A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall. [Now Chiefly United States]
9.
(Theaters) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting.
10.
a disreputable establishment, or a place of low resort, as for smoking opium; -- also used for a commercial establishment, implying a less than impeccable reputation, but often in jest; as, talking about a high-class joint is an oxymoron. [Slang]
11.
a marijuana cigarette. [Slang]
12.
prison; -- used with “the”. [Slang]
he spent five years in the joint.
Collocations (9)
Coursing joint (Masonry) , the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones.
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 reenforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation.
Joint stool , (a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool. — Shakespeare (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.
Joint (joint) , adjective
[French, 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.
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; a joint bank account; joint debtor, etc.
Joint tenants of the world.
4.
Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.
A joint burden laid upon us all.
Collocations (9)
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 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.
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.
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; used especially in the phrase joint and several liability.
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. Contrassted with tenant in common.
Joint , transitive verb
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.
2.
To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
Jointing their force 'gainst Caesar.
3.
To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
The fingers are jointed together for motion.
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.
Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting.
Joint , intransitive verb
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.