Joint

Pronunciation: joint

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction; as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.

A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation.

A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel,
Must glove this hand.

- Shak.

To tear thee joint by joint.

- Milton.

The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.

Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.

(Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.

(Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.

The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.

A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall.

(Theaters) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting.

10.

a disreputable establishment, or a place of low resort, as for smoking opium; - also used for a commercial establishment, implying a less than impeccable reputation, but often in jest; as, talking about a high-class joint is an oxymoron.

11.

a marijuana cigarette.

12.

prison; - used with "the".

Coursing joint
(Masonry) the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones.

Fish joint
See under Fish, Miter, etc.

Joint bolt
a bolt for fastening two pieces, as of wood, one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of the pieces.

Joint chair
(Railroad) the chair that supports the ends of abutting rails.

Joint coupling
a universal joint for coupling shafting. See under Universal.

Joint hinge
a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge.

Joint splice
a reënforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation.

Joint stool
a -	A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool.
b -	A block for supporting the end of a piece at a joint; a joint chair. - Shak.

Out of joint
out of place; dislocated, as when the head of a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well together; disordered. - Shak.

Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action.

Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.

I read this joint effusion twice over.

- T. Hook.

United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; a joint bank account; joint debtor, etc.

Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.

A joint burden laid upon us all.

- Shak.

Joint committee
(Parliamentary Practice) a committee composed of members of the two houses of a legislative body, for the appointment of which concurrent resolutions of the two houses are necessary.

Joint meeting
the meeting or session of two distinct bodies as one; as, a joint meeting of committees representing different corporations; a joint session of both branches of a State legislature to chose a United States senator. - Cushing.

Joint resolution
(Parliamentary Practice) a resolution adopted concurrently by the two branches of a legislative body. - Joint Rules of Congress, U. S.

Joint rule
(Parliamentary Practice) a rule of proceeding adopted by the concurrent action of both branches of a legislative assembly. - Barclay (Digest).

Joint and several
(Law) a phrase signifying that the debt, credit, obligation, etc., to which it is applied is held in such a way that the parties in interest are engaged both together and individually thus a joint and several debt is one for which all the debtors may be sued together or either of them individually; used especially in the phrase joint and several liability. - Journal H. of R., U. S.

Joint stock
stock held in company.

Joint-stock company
(Law) a species of partnership, consisting generally of a large number of members, having a capital divided, or agreed to be divided, into shares, the shares owned by any member being usually transferable without the consent of the rest.

Joint tenancy
(Law) a tenure by two or more persons of estate by unity of interest, title, time, and possession, under which the survivor takes the whole.

Joint tenant
(Law) one who holds an estate by joint tenancy. Contrassted with tenant in common. - Blackstone.

v. t.

To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.

Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood.

- Pope.

To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.

Jointing their force 'gainst Cæsar.

- Shak.

To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.

The fingers are jointed together for motion.

- Ray.

To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.

Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting.

- Holland.

v. i.

To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.

Noun	1.	joint - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion) Synonyms: articulatio, articulation
	2.	joint - a disreputable place of entertainment
	3.	joint - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made Synonyms: join, articulation, junction, juncture
	4.	joint - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion Synonyms: roast
	5.	joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together
	6.	joint - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking Synonyms: marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, stick
Verb	1.	joint - fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly"
	2.	joint - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" Synonyms: articulate
	3.	joint - fasten with a joint
	4.	joint - separate (meat) at the joint
Adj.	1.	joint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" Antonyms: separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"
	2.	joint - affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"
	3.	joint - involving both houses of a legislature; "a joint session of Congress"

JOINT. United, not separate; as, joint action, or one which is brought by several persons acting together; joint bond, a bond given by two or more obligors.

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