| impression | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed.; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" |
| ~ idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ presence | the impression that something is present.; "he felt the presence of an evil force" |
| ~ effect | an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived).; "he just did it for effect" |
| ~ first blush | at the first glimpse or impression.; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails" |
| ~ hunch, suspicion, intuition | an impression that something might be the case.; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. effect, impression | an outward appearance.; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" |
| ~ appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. |
| ~ figure | the impression produced by a person.; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure" |
| ~ image | the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public.; "although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry"; "the company tried to project an altruistic image" |
| ~ mark | the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember.; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater" |
| ~ tout ensemble | a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. impression, mental picture, picture | a clear and telling mental image.; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" |
| ~ image, mental image | an iconic mental representation.; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate" |
| n. (shape) | 4. depression, impression, imprint | a concavity in a surface produced by pressing.; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
| ~ dimple | a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin.; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled" |
| ~ concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | a shape that curves or bends inward. |
| ~ groove, channel | a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record). |
| ~ dimple | any slight depression in a surface.; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball" |
| ~ dip | a depression in an otherwise level surface.; "there was a dip in the road" |
| ~ incision, dent, prick, scratch, slit | a depression scratched or carved into a surface. |
| ~ droop, sag | a shape that sags.; "there was a sag in the chair seat" |
| ~ crinkle, wrinkle, crease, furrow, seam, line | a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface.; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" |
| ~ cranny, crevice, fissure, chap, crack | a long narrow depression in a surface. |
| n. (communication) | 5. impression, stamp | a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving.; "he put his stamp on the envelope" |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| ~ embossment, imprint | an impression produced by pressure or printing. |
| ~ seal | a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it).; "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal" |
| n. (communication) | 6. impression, printing | all the copies of a work printed at one time.; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" |
| ~ publication | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution. |
| ~ edition | the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published. |
| ~ test copy, trial impression, proof | (printing) an impression made to check for errors. |
| ~ mackle | a printed impression that is blurred or doubled. |
| ~ printing process, printing | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. impression | (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster.; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay" |
| ~ imprint | a device produced by pressure on a surface. |
| ~ dental medicine, dentistry, odontology | the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth. |
| n. (act) | 8. impression | an impressionistic portrayal of a person.; "he did a funny impression of a politician" |
| ~ personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment | acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture. |
| n. (act) | 9. impression | the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another.; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" |
| ~ pressing, pressure, press | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure.; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" |
| 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. |
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