English
Noun
joint (plural joints)
- The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
- This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
- The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
- The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
- (anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in some cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened .
- (carpentry) A means of joining two pieces of wood together so that they interlock .
- The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.
- A cut of meat.
- Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.
- (slang) A bar, nightclub or similar business.
- It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
- (slang, always with the) Prison.
- I'm just trying to stay out of the joint.
- (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
- After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.
Synonyms
Translations
joint with freedom to rotate
- Finnish: nivel
- French: articulation f
- German: Gelenk n
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part of the body where bones join
- Dutch: gewricht
- Finnish: liitos
- French: articulation f
- German: Gelenk n
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point of a rigid joint, means of joining in carpentry
- Finnish: liitos
- German: Verbindung
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prison
marijuana cigarette
- Finnish: jointti
- German: Joint m
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Adjective
joint (no comparative or superlative; used only before the noun)
- Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
- The play was a joint production between the two companies.
Translations
- Finnish: yhteinen
- German: gemeinsamer m, gemeinsame f, gemeinsames n
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Derived terms
- case the joint
- dovetail joint
- flexible joint
- joint effort
- out of joint
- rigid joint
- universal joint
See also
- Wikipedia article about joints in the anatomical sense
