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joint
- Main Entry:
- 1joint
- Pronunciation:
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\ˈjȯint\
- Function:
- 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 roasting2 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 attached3 a: a shabby or disreputable place of entertainment b: place, establishment cslang : prison 24: a marijuana cigarette
— joint·ed \ˈjȯin-təd\ adjective — joint·ed·ly adverb
— joint·ed·ness noun
— out of joint 1 aof a bone : having the head slipped from its socket b: at variance2 a: disordered 2a b: being out of humor : dissatisfied <losing put him out of joint>
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