joint

1. United or combined (synset 302118964)
   "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
   also:

   • collective - forming a whole or aggregate
   • common - belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
   • integrated - not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups
   • shared - have in common; held or experienced in common
   • united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
   similar to:

   • clannish - characteristic of a clan especially in being unified
   • concerted, conjunct, conjunctive, cooperative - involving the joint activity of two or more
   • conjoined, conjoint - consisting of two or more associated entities
   • collective, corporate - done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
   • cosignatory - signing jointly with others
2. Affecting or involving two or more (synset 302160131)
   "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"
   similar to: shared - have in common; held or experienced in common
3. Involving both houses of a legislature (synset 300239781)
   "a joint session of Congress"
   similar to: many-sided, multilateral - having many parts or sides

1. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) (synset 105602838)
   referred to in: anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
   is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
   subtypes:

   • fetlock, fetlock joint - the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
   • hock, hock-joint - tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
   • knee, stifle - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
   • elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
   • fibrous joint, sutura, suture - an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
   • articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freely
   has:

   • hip socket - the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone
   • articular muscle - a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint
   is a part of:

   • articulatory system - the system of joints in the body
   • endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
   same as: articulatio, articulation
2. A disreputable place of entertainment (synset 103606548)
   is a type of: spot - a business establishment for entertainment
   subtypes: jook, jook house, jook joint, juke, juke house, juke joint - a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
3. The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made (synset 113934166)
   is a type of: connection, connexion, link - a connecting shape
   subtypes: esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium
   same as: articulation, join, junction, juncture
4. A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion (synset 107596347)
   is a type of: cut, cut of meat - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
   subtypes:

   • blade roast - a roast cut from the blade
   • pot roast - cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot
   • rib roast, standing rib roast - a cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribs
   • top round - roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting
   • rump roast - a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal
   • beef roast, roast beef - cut of beef suitable for roasting
   • roast veal, veal roast - cut of veal suitable for roasting
   • lamb roast, roast lamb - a cut of lamb suitable for roasting
   • pork roast, roast pork - cut of pork suitable for roasting
   same as: roast
5. Junction by which parts or objects are joined together (synset 103606190)
   is a type of: conjunction, junction - something that joins or connects
   subtypes:

   • ball-and-socket joint - a joint that can rotate within a socket
   • butt, butt joint - a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
   • flexible joint, hinge - a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
   • hinge joint, knuckle joint - a joint allowing movement in one plane only
   • lap joint, splice - joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
   • miter, miter joint, mitre, mitre joint - joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
   • mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint - a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
   • rabbet joint - a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards
   • scarf, scarf joint - a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
   • seam - joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
   • toggle joint - a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint
   • weld - a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together
6. Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking (synset 103606019)
   is a type of: butt, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag - finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
   substance holonym: cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
   same as: marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, stick

1. Fit as if by joints (synset 202666225)
   "The boards fit neatly"
   is a type of: fit, go - be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
2. Provide with a joint (synset 202359283)
   "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
   referred to in: carpentry, woodwork, woodworking - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
   is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
   same as: articulate
3. Fasten with a joint (synset 201607617)
   is a type of: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
4. Separate (meat) at the joint (synset 201560208)
   is a type of: disunite, divide, part, separate - force, take, or pull apart

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