English dictionary
joint
adjectivePronunciation
dʒɔɪnt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- involving both houses of a legislature
adjective
- united or combined
adjective
- affecting or involving two or more
noun
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
noun
- junction by which parts or objects are joined together
noun
- a disreputable place of entertainment
noun
- (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
noun
- a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
noun
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
verb
- separate (meat) at the joint
verb
- fasten with a joint
verb
- provide with a joint
verb
- fit as if by joints
Example sentences
a joint session of Congress
joint owners
joint income-tax return
joint ownership
the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
The boards fit neatly