joint

used or done by a number of people as a group a joint effort by residents of the neighborhood to help reduce crime Synonyms of joint collaborative, combined, common, communal, concerted, conjoint, conjunct, cooperative, collective, multiple, mutual, pooled, public, shared, unitedWords Related to joint bilateral, consensual, reciprocal, symbiotic, synergic, synergistic, two-way; mass, popular; general, generic, universalNear Antonyms of joint personal, private; independent, separate, several; esoteric, particular, special, specializedAntonyms of joint exclusive, individual, one-man, one-sided, one-way, single, sole, solitary, unilateral

1 a place where two or more things are united the leak was found at a joint in the pipe Synonyms of joint connection, coupling, join, joining, jointure, junction, juncture Words Related to joint link, nexus, tie; interconnection, intersection; abutment, articulation, attachment; seam, suture; concourse, confluence, meeting; union Near Antonyms of joint 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 of joint establishment, place, parlor, salonWords Related to joint spot, station; facility, installation; club, house; den, dive, hole

3 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 of joint bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, jail [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]Words Related to joint 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 schoolNear Antonyms of joint outside