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JOINT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

Synonyms:

joint; marijuana cigarette; reefer; spliff; stick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):

butt; cigaret; cigarette; coffin nail; fag (finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking)

Meronyms (substance of "joint"):

cannabis; ganja; marihuana; marijuana (the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Junction by which parts or objects are joined together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):

conjunction; junction (something that joins or connects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):

ball-and-socket joint (a joint that can rotate within a socket)

butt; butt joint (a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping)

flexible joint; hinge (a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other)

hinge joint; knuckle joint (a joint allowing movement in one plane only)

lap joint; splice (joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together)

miter; miter joint; mitre; mitre joint (joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner)

mortise-and-tenon joint; mortise joint (a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other)

rabbet joint (a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards)

scarf; scarf joint (a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end)

seam (joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces)

toggle joint (a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint)

weld (a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together)

Derivation:

joint (fasten with a joint)

joint (fit as if by joints)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A disreputable place of entertainment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):

spot (a business establishment for entertainment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):

jook; jook house; jook joint; juke; juke house; juke joint (a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox)

Sense 4

Meaning:

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

Synonyms:

articulatio; articulation; joint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Meronyms (parts of "joint"):

hip socket (the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone)

articular muscle (a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):

articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)

fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))

elbow (the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow)

knee; stifle (joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee)

hock; hock-joint (tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle)

fetlock; fetlock joint (the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern)

Holonyms ("joint" is a part of...):

articulatory system (the system of joints in the body)

endoskeleton (the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates))

Sense 5

Meaning:

A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

Synonyms:

joint; roast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):

cut; cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):

blade roast (a roast cut from the blade)

pot roast (cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot)

rib roast; standing rib roast (a cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribs)

top round (roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting)

rump roast (a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal)

beef roast; roast beef (cut of beef suitable for roasting)

roast veal; veal roast (cut of veal suitable for roasting)

lamb roast; roast lamb (a cut of lamb suitable for roasting)

pork roast; roast pork (cut of pork suitable for roasting)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Synonyms:

articulation; join; joint; junction; juncture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("joint" is a kind of...):

connection; connexion; link (a connecting shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint"):

esophagogastric junction; oesophagogastric junction (the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium)

Derivation:

joint (fasten with a joint)

joint (provide with a joint)

joint (fit as if by joints)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Involving both houses of a legislature

Example:

a joint session of Congress

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

many-sided; multilateral (having many parts or sides)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United or combined

Example:

joint owners

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

clannish (characteristic of a clan especially in being unified)

concerted; conjunct; conjunctive; cooperative (involving the joint activity of two or more)

conjoined; conjoint (consisting of two or more associated entities)

collective; corporate (done by or characteristic of individuals acting together)

cosignatory (signing jointly with others)

Also:

collective (forming a whole or aggregate)

common (belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public)

integrated (not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups)

shared (have in common; held or experienced in common)

united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)

Antonym:

separate (independent; not united or joint)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Affecting or involving two or more

Example:

joint ownership

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

shared (have in common; held or experienced in common)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Separate (meat) at the joint

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "joint" is one way to...):

disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fasten with a joint

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "joint" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)

joint (the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Provide with a joint

Example:

the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood

Synonyms:

articulate; joint

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "joint" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Domain category:

carpentry; woodwork; woodworking (the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

joint (the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made)

jointer (a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Fit as if by joints

Example:

The boards fit neatly

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "joint" is one way to...):

fit; go (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)

joint (the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A semicircular meniscus located towards the inner aspect of the knee joint.

(Meniscus Medialis, NCI Thesaurus)

As our bodies age, our muscles and joints can become stiff, making everyday movements more difficult.

(Cambridge scientists reverse ageing process in rat brain stem cells, University of Cambridge)

However, Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose because it causes a wide range of symptoms, from fever and rash to neurologic and cardiac symptoms and joint pain.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)

A new study using data from the joint NASA and the European Space Agency Cassini mission suggests the moon's surface dissolves in a process that's similar to the creation of sinkholes on Earth.

(The Mysterious 'Lakes' on Saturn's Moon Titan, NASA)

This rare inflammatory bone condition is marked by pain and joint swelling, and can cause slow growth and permanent bone deformity.

(Diet Affects Autoinflammatory Disease Via Gut Microbes, NIH)

Signs and symptoms include fever, joint pain, headache, and significant swelling of the lymph nodes.

(African Trypanosomiasis, NCI Thesaurus)

A layer of smooth cartilage lines the ends of the bones in many joints in the body.

(Stem cells grown on scaffold mimic hip joint cartilage, NIH)

Any agent that exerts an effect on muscle, bones and joints.

(Agent Affecting Musculoskeletal System, NCI Thesaurus)

During osteoarthritis, synovial fluid becomes less viscous and these inflammatory substances come into direct contact with sensory nerve cells in the joint, producing the sensation of pain.

(Joint lubricating fluid plays key role in osteoarthritic pain, University of Cambridge)

They have also identified anti-inflammatory treatments that ease some of the patients’ symptoms: fever, skin rashes, diarrhea, joint pain and overall failure to grow or thrive.

(Researchers discover otulipenia, a new inflammatory disease, NIH)