| 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. |
| compound | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. compound | a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts. |
| ~ whole | all of something including all its component elements or parts.; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" |
| n. (substance) | 2. chemical compound, compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight. |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ vanillin | a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings. |
| ~ acceptor | (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated. |
| ~ adduct | a compound formed by an addition reaction. |
| ~ antiknock | any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking. |
| ~ acid | any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt. |
| ~ arsenide | a compound of arsenic with a more positive element. |
| ~ hydrogen cyanide | a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree Fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing. |
| ~ anionic compound | a compound characterized by an active anion. |
| ~ alkali, base | any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water.; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia" |
| ~ binary compound | chemical compound composed of only two elements. |
| ~ taurine | a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals. |
| ~ chromogen | a compound that can be converted to a pigment. |
| ~ manganese tetroxide | an oxide of manganese found naturally as hausmannite. |
| ~ monomer | a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers. |
| ~ ozonide | any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound. |
| ~ organic compound | any compound of carbon and another element or a radical. |
| ~ ammine | a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules. |
| ~ anhydride | a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water. |
| ~ azide | a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical. |
| ~ bitter principle | any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification. |
| ~ buffer | (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH. |
| ~ calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide | a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds. |
| ~ carbonyl | a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide. |
| ~ carbon disulfide | a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber. |
| ~ cofactor | a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result. |
| ~ cementite, iron carbide | a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle. |
| ~ chemical, chemical substance | material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules. |
| ~ chloropicrin, nitrochloroform | a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas. |
| ~ coordination compound, complex | a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated. |
| ~ allomorph | any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound.; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite" |
| ~ corrosive | a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali). |
| ~ aluminate | a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide. |
| ~ defoliant | a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off. |
| ~ depilatory | a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides. |
| ~ derivative | a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound. |
| ~ dimer | a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers. |
| ~ fixing agent, fixer | a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image). |
| ~ flavone | a colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of white or yellow plant pigments. |
| ~ formulation, preparation | a substance prepared according to a formula.; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" |
| ~ enantiomer, enantiomorph | either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical. |
| ~ exotherm | a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition. |
| ~ goitrogen | any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter. |
| ~ benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone | a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins. |
| ~ synthetic, synthetic substance | a compound made artificially by chemical reactions. |
| ~ hydrate | any compound that contains water of crystallization. |
| ~ hydroxide | a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group. |
| ~ incense | a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned. |
| ~ inorganic compound | any compound that does not contain carbon. |
| ~ repellant, repellent | a chemical substance that repels animals. |
| ~ repellant, repellent | a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water. |
| ~ iodocompound | a compound containing the covalent iodine radical. |
| ~ isomer | a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight. |
| ~ hydrated oxide, hydroxide | a compound of an oxide with water. |
| ~ menthol | a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion. |
| ~ nitrogen mustard | a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment. |
| ~ nitride | a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal). |
| ~ oxide | any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical. |
| ~ polymer | a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers. |
| ~ preservative | a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition. |
| ~ benzoquinone, quinone | any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes. |
| ~ salt | a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal). |
| ~ caustic | any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue. |
| ~ nitrate | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid). |
| ~ chloride | any compound containing a chlorine atom. |
| ~ heterocycle, heterocyclic, heterocyclic compound | a compound containing a heterocyclic ring. |
| ~ silicide | any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical. |
| ~ siloxane | any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms. |
| ~ solvate | a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute). |
| ~ sternutator, sternutatory | a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying.; "police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob" |
| ~ stripper | a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish. |
| ~ sulfide, sulphide | a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive. |
| ~ telluride | any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements. |
| ~ tenderiser, tenderizer | a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender. |
| ~ tetrachloride | any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule. |
| ~ triazine | any of three isomeric compounds having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring. |
| ~ u308, yellowcake | an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore. |
| ~ enamel | a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection. |
| ~ pregnanediol | a compound found in women's urine during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and in the urine of pregnant women. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. compound | an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient). |
| ~ enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| v. (change) | 4. compound, deepen, heighten, intensify | make more intense, stronger, or more marked.; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| ~ deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
| ~ screw up, hot up, heat up | make more intense.; "Emotions were screwed up" |
| ~ fan | make (an emotion) fiercer.; "fan hatred" |
| ~ enhance, heighten, raise | increase.; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" |
| ~ amplify | increase the volume of.; "amplify sound" |
| ~ sharpen | make crisp or more crisp and precise.; "We had to sharpen our arguments" |
| ~ heighten, sharpen | make (one's senses) more acute.; "This drug will sharpen your vision" |
| v. (change) | 5. combine, compound | put or add together.; "combine resources" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ totalise, totalize | make into a total.; "Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy?" |
| ~ recombine | to combine or put together again. |
| ~ mix | combine (electronic signals).; "mixing sounds" |
| ~ synthesise, synthesize | combine so as to form a more complex, product.; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony"; "The liver synthesizes vitamins" |
| v. (possession) | 6. compound | calculate principal and interest. |
| ~ account, calculate | keep an account of. |
| v. (creation) | 7. compound | create by mixing or combining. |
| ~ assemble, put together, tack together, piece, set up, tack | create by putting components or members together.; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" |
| v. (contact) | 8. combine, compound | combine so as to form a whole; mix.; "compound the ingredients" |
| ~ incorporate, integrate | make into a whole or make part of a whole.; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" |
| ~ heterodyne | combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two. |
| ~ sulfurette, sulphurette | combine with sulfur. |
| ~ amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify, mix | to bring or combine together or with something else.; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" |
| ~ carburet | combine with carbon. |
| adj. | 9. compound | composed of more than one part.; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes"; "compound flower heads" |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ bilobate, bilobated, bilobed | having two lobes.; "a bilobate leaf" |
| ~ binate | growing in two parts or in pairs.; "binate leaves" |
| ~ bipartite | divided into two portions almost to the base. |
| ~ bipinnate | of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns). |
| ~ bipinnatifid | pinnatifid with the segments also pinnatifid. |
| ~ cleft, dissected | having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib. |
| ~ conjugate | (of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets. |
| ~ decompound | of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound. |
| ~ abruptly-pinnate, even-pinnate, paripinnate | (of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex. |
| ~ incised | sharply and deeply indented. |
| ~ lobed, lobate | having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other. |
| ~ imparipinnate, odd-pinnate | (a leaf shape) pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex. |
| ~ palm-shaped, palmate | of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point. |
| ~ palmatifid | of a leaf shape; palmately cleft rather than lobed. |
| ~ parted | having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes. |
| ~ pedate | of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided. |
| ~ pinnate, pinnated | (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis. |
| ~ pinnatifid | (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets. |
| ~ pinnatisect | (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in narrow divisions not separated into distinct leaflets. |
| ~ quinquefoliate | (of a leaf shape) having five leaflets. |
| ~ radiate | having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies. |
| ~ ternate | (of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections. |
| ~ trifoliate, trifoliated, trifoliolate | (of a leaf shape) having three leaflets. |
| ~ three-lobed, trilobate, trilobated, trilobed | (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes. |
| ~ tripinnate, tripinnated | (of a leaf shape) thrice pinnate. |
| ~ tripinnatifid | (of a leaf shape) bipinnatifid with segments pinnatifid. |
| ~ complex | complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
| ~ smooth | of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth. |
| ~ rough | of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped. |
| adj. | 10. compound | consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts.; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit" |
| ~ complex | complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
| adj. | 11. colonial, compound | composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony.; "coral is a colonial organism" |
| ~ zoological science, zoology | the branch of biology that studies animals. |
| ~ complex | complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
| consolidate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. consolidate | unite into one.; "The companies consolidated" |
| ~ merge, unify, unite | become one.; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" |
| v. (change) | 2. consolidate | make firm or secure; strengthen.; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place" |
| ~ strengthen | gain strength.; "His body strengthened" |
| v. (change) | 3. consolidate | bring together into a single whole or system.; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" |
| ~ merge, unify, unite | join or combine.; "We merged our resources" |
| v. (change) | 4. consolidate | form into a solid mass or whole.; "The mud had consolidated overnight" |
| ~ solidify | become solid.; "The metal solidified when it cooled" |
| v. (change) | 5. consolidate | make or form into a solid or hardened mass.; "consolidate fibers into boards" |
| ~ solidify | make solid or more solid; cause to solidify. |
| merge | | |
| v. (change) | 1. merge, unify, unite | become one.; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" |
| ~ consolidate | unite into one.; "The companies consolidated" |
| ~ consubstantiate | become united in substance.; "thought and the object consubstantiate" |
| ~ syncretise, syncretize | unite (beliefs or conflicting principles). |
| ~ converge | come together so as to form a single product.; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power" |
| ~ federate, federalise, federalize | enter into a league for a common purpose.; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" |
| ~ integrate | become one; become integrated.; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds" |
| ~ coalesce | fuse or cause to grow together. |
| v. (change) | 2. blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix | mix together different elements.; "The colors blend well" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ gauge | mix in specific proportions.; "gauge plaster" |
| ~ absorb | cause to become one with.; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| ~ meld, melt | lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually.; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" |
| ~ mix in, blend in | cause (something) to be mixed with (something else).; "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" |
| ~ accrete | grow together (of plants and organs).; "After many years the rose bushes grew together" |
| ~ conjugate | unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds. |
| ~ admix | mix or blend.; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" |
| ~ alloy | make an alloy of. |
| ~ syncretise, syncretize | become fused. |
| v. (change) | 3. merge, unify, unite | join or combine.; "We merged our resources" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ consolidate | bring together into a single whole or system.; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" |
| ~ weld | unite closely or intimately.; "Her gratitude welded her to him" |
| ~ consubstantiate | unite in one common substance.; "Thought is consubstantiated with the object" |
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