1. Junction by which parts or objects are joined together
   "The plumber soldered the joint between the pipes"
    
2. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
   "The knee is a complex joint involving multiple bones";
   - articulation, articulatio
    
3. The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
   "The joint in the pipe was leaking";
   - articulation, join, juncture, junction
    
4. A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
   "He carved the joint at the head of the table";
   - roast
    
5. [informal] Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
   "The police found a joint in the suspect's pocket";
   - marijuana cigarette, reefer [slang], stick [informal], spliff [slang]
    
6. [informal] A disreputable place of entertainment
   "The police raided the notorious joint on the outskirts of town"

1. United or combined
   "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
    
2. Affecting or involving two or more
   "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"

1. Fit as if by joints
   "The carpenter jointed the pieces of wood perfectly"
    
2. (carpentry) provide with a joint
   "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood";
   - articulate
    
3. Fasten with a joint
   "The plumber jointed the pipes together"
    
4. Separate (meat) at the joint
   "The butcher jointed the chicken for easier cooking"

Derived forms: joints, jointing, jointed

See also: clannish, collective, common, concerted, conjoined, conjoint, conjunct, conjunctive, cooperative, corporate, cosignatory, integrated, shared, united

Type of: body part, cig [informal], cigaret [US], cigarette, ciggy [Brit, informal], coffin nail [informal], conjunction, connection, connexion [Brit], cut, cut of meat, disunite, divide, durry [Austral, informal], fag [Brit, informal], fasten, fit, fix, furnish, gasper [Brit, informal], go, junction, link, offer, part, provide, render, secure, separate, smoke [informal], spot, supply

Antonym: separate

Part of: articulatory system, endoskeleton

Encyclopedia: Joint