| joint | | |
| n. (body) | 1. articulatio, articulation, joint | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion). |
| ~ fetlock, fetlock joint | the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern. |
| ~ hock-joint, hock | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle. |
| ~ stifle, knee | 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. |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ articulatory system | the system of joints in the body. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ endoskeleton | the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates). |
| ~ anatomy, general anatomy | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. joint | a disreputable place of entertainment. |
| ~ jook house, jook joint, juke, juke house, juke joint, jook | a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox. |
| ~ spot | a business establishment for entertainment.; "night spot" |
| n. (shape) | 3. articulation, join, joint, junction, juncture | the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made. |
| ~ esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction | the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium. |
| ~ connexion, link, connection | a connecting shape. |
| n. (food) | 4. joint, roast | a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion. |
| ~ cut of meat, cut | a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together. |
| ~ ball-and-socket joint | a joint that can rotate within a socket. |
| ~ butt joint, butt | 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. |
| ~ junction, conjunction | something that joins or connects. |
| ~ 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-and-tenon joint, mortise 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 joint, scarf | 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. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, stick | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag, butt | finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking. |
| v. (stative) | 7. joint | fit as if by joints.; "The boards fit neatly" |
| ~ fit, go | be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired.; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" |
| v. (possession) | 8. articulate, joint | provide with a joint.; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" |
| ~ carpentry, woodworking, woodwork | the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood. |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (contact) | 9. joint | fasten with a joint. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 10. joint | separate (meat) at the joint. |
| ~ disunite, separate, part, divide | force, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
| adj. | 11. joint | united or combined.; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" |
| ~ collective | forming a whole or aggregate. |
| ~ common | belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public.; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community" |
| ~ integrated | not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups.; "integrated schools" |
| ~ clannish | characteristic of a clan especially in being unified.; "clannish loyalty" |
| ~ concerted, cooperative, conjunctive, conjunct | involving the joint activity of two or more.; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" |
| ~ conjoined, conjoint | consisting of two or more associated entities.; "the interplay of these conjoined yet opposed factors"; "social order and prosperity, the conjoint aims of government" |
| ~ collective, corporate | done by or characteristic of individuals acting together.; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good" |
| ~ cosignatory | signing jointly with others. |
| ~ shared | have in common; held or experienced in common.; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately" |
| ~ united | characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity.; "presented a united front" |
| adj. | 12. joint | affecting or involving two or more.; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership" |
| ~ shared | have in common; held or experienced in common.; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately" |
| adj. | 13. joint | involving both houses of a legislature.; "a joint session of Congress" |
| ~ many-sided, multilateral | having many parts or sides. |
| juncture | | |
| n. (event) | 1. juncture, occasion | an event that occurs at a critical time.; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ climax, flood tide | the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding.; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success" |
| ~ conjuncture | a critical combination of events or circumstances. |
| ~ crisis | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something.; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better" |
| ~ turning point, landmark, watershed | an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend.; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" |
| ~ milestone | a significant event in your life (or in a project). |
| ~ straits, pass, head | a difficult juncture.; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" |
| ~ reality check | an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world.; "this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs"; "after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check" |
| n. (state) | 2. critical point, crossroads, juncture | a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made.; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" |
| ~ crisis | an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty.; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis" |
| ~ criticality | a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining. |
| link | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. link, nexus | the means of connection between things linked in series. |
| ~ linkage | an associative relation. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. link, linkup, tie, tie-in | a fastener that serves to join or connect.; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" |
| ~ nosepiece, bridge | the link between two lenses; rests on the nose. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| n. (state) | 3. connectedness, connection, link | the state of being connected.; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" |
| ~ unification, union | the state of being joined or united or linked.; "there is strength in union" |
| ~ contact | the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity.; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid" |
| ~ concatenation | the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series. |
| ~ interconnectedness, interconnection | a state of being connected reciprocally.; "an interconnection between the two buildings" |
| ~ coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness | the state of cohering or sticking together. |
| n. (shape) | 4. connection, connexion, link | a connecting shape. |
| ~ shape, form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" |
| ~ node | a connecting point at which several lines come together. |
| ~ join, articulation, joint, junction, juncture | the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made. |
| n. (quantity) | 5. link | a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain. |
| ~ linear measure, linear unit | a unit of measurement of length. |
| ~ chain | a unit of length. |
| n. (communication) | 6. link | (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list. |
| ~ computer programing, computer programming, programing, programming | creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something. |
| ~ program line, instruction, statement, command | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program. |
| ~ hyperlink | a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen. |
| n. (communication) | 7. contact, inter-group communication, liaison, link | a channel for communication between groups.; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" |
| ~ communication channel, channel, line | (often plural) a means of communication or access.; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. link, radio link | a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network. |
| ~ communication system | a system for communicating. |
| ~ walkie-talkie, walky-talky | small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter). |
| n. (artifact) | 9. data link, link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data. |
| ~ circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
| v. (cognition) | 10. associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in | make a logical or causal connection.; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" |
| ~ remember | exercise, or have the power of, memory.; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ interrelate | place into a mutual relationship.; "I cannot interrelate these two events" |
| ~ correlate | bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation.; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" |
| ~ identify | conceive of as united or associated.; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" |
| ~ free-associate | associate freely.; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories" |
| ~ have in mind, think of, mean | intend to refer to.; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" |
| v. (contact) | 11. connect, link, link up, tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ ground | connect to a ground.; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ daisy-chain | connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer. |
| ~ tie | unite musical notes by a tie. |
| ~ interconnect, interlink | cause to be interconnected or interwoven. |
| ~ tee | connect with a tee.; "tee two pipes" |
| ~ put through | connect by telephone.; "the operator put a call through to Rio" |
| ~ hitch | connect to a vehicle:.; "hitch the trailer to the car" |
| ~ hang together, interdepend | be connected.; "In my heart I can make the world hang together" |
| ~ bridge, bridge over | connect or reduce the distance between. |
| v. (stative) | 12. connect, join, link, link up, unite | be or become joined or united or linked.; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" |
| ~ syndicate | join together into a syndicate.; "The banks syndicated" |
| ~ articulate | unite by forming a joint or joints.; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" |
| ~ complect, interconnect, interlink | be interwoven or interconnected.; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle" |
| v. (contact) | 13. link, yoke | link with or as with a yoke.; "yoke the oxen together" |
| ~ animal husbandry | breeding and caring for farm animals. |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| connect | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. connect | join by means of communication equipment.; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" |
| ~ connect | join for the purpose of communication.; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| v. (contact) | 2. connect | land on or hit solidly.; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out" |
| ~ collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| v. (communication) | 3. connect | join for the purpose of communication.; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?" |
| ~ connect | join by means of communication equipment.; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| v. (stative) | 4. connect | be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation.; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (social) | 5. connect | establish a rapport or relationship.; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty" |
| ~ get in touch, touch base, connect | establish communication with someone.; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" |
| ~ relate | have or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers" |
| v. (social) | 6. connect, get in touch, touch base | establish communication with someone.; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| ~ connect | establish a rapport or relationship.; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty" |
| v. (contact) | 7. connect, plug in, plug into | plug into an outlet.; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| ~ infix, insert, introduce, enter | put or introduce into something.; "insert a picture into the text" |
| v. (contact) | 8. connect | hit or play a ball successfully.; "The batter connected for a home run" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| put on | | |
| v. (body) | 1. assume, don, get into, put on, wear | put clothing on one's body.; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" |
| ~ dress, get dressed | put on clothes.; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" |
| ~ hat | put on or wear a hat.; "He was unsuitably hatted" |
| ~ try on, try | put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice.; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" |
| ~ scarf | wrap in or adorn with a scarf. |
| ~ slip on | put on with ease or speed.; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes" |
| v. (change) | 2. put on | add to something existing.; "She put on a sun room" |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| v. (creation) | 3. put on | put on the stove or ready for cooking.; "put on the tea, please!" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ ready, cook, prepare, fix, make | prepare for eating by applying heat.; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" |
| v. (creation) | 4. put on, turn in | carry out (performances).; "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (change) | 5. put on | add to the odometer.; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| v. (creation) | 6. mount, put on | prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance.; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" |
| ~ rerun | rerun a performance of a play, for example. |
| ~ machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get up | arrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" |
| v. (contact) | 7. apply, put on | apply to a surface.; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" |
| ~ dab, swab, swob | apply (usually a liquid) to a surface.; "dab the wall with paint" |
| ~ daub | apply to a surface.; "daub paint onto the wall" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| ~ gum | cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum.; "if you gum the tape it is stronger" |
| ~ dress | put a dressing on.; "dress the salads" |
| ~ cream | put on cream, as on one's face or body.; "She creams her face every night" |
| ~ cold-cream | put cold cream on one's face. |
| ~ putty | apply putty in order to fix or fill.; "putty the window sash" |
| ~ sponge on | apply with a sponge.; "The painter sponged on his washes" |
| ~ clap on, slam on, slap on | apply carelessly.; "slap some paint onto the wall" |
| v. (communication) | 8. befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in | fool or hoax.; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
| ~ kid, pull the leg of | tell false information to for fun.; "Are you pulling my leg?" |
| ~ deceive, lead astray, betray | cause someone to believe an untruth.; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
| v. (body) | 9. gain, put on | increase (one's body weight).; "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" |
| ~ flesh out, fill out, round | become round, plump, or shapely.; "The young woman is fleshing out" |
| ~ pack on | gain (weight).; "He packed on two pounds over the summer" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| adj. | 10. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham | adopted in order to deceive.; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" |
| ~ counterfeit, imitative | not genuine; imitating something superior.; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
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