joint

joint

noun

Definition of JOINT

1

a place where two or more things are united <the leak was found at a joint in the pipe>

Synonyms connection, coupling, join, joining, jointure, junction, juncture

Related Words link, nexus, tie; interconnection, intersection; abutment, articulation, attachment; seam, suture; concourse, confluence, meeting; union

Near Antonyms cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gap, rift, separation

2

a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business <let's go to the local burger joint>

Synonyms establishment, joint, parlor, salon

Related Words spot, station; facility, installation; club, house; den, dive, hole

slang

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody <violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser>

Synonyms bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]

Related Words bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank; block, ward; glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s); concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp; dungeon, keep, oubliette; reformatory, reform school, training school

Near Antonyms outside