| ligament | | |
| n. (body) | 1. ligament | a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs. |
| ~ connective tissue | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments. |
| ~ falciform ligament | a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall. |
| ~ ligamentum teres uteri, round ligament of the uterus | ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora. |
| ~ muscle system, muscular structure, musculature | the muscular system of an organism. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. ligament | any connection or unifying bond. |
| ~ attachment, bond | a connection that fastens things together. |
| ~ binder, ligature | something used to tie or bind. |
| ~ chain | a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament. |
| ~ wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc. |
| luta | | |
| n. (location) | 1. luda, luta | an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun. |
| ~ conurbation, sprawl, urban sprawl | an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities. |
| ~ cathay, china, communist china, mainland china, people's republic of china, prc, red china | a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world. |
| ~ dairen, dalian, talien | a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda. |
| ~ lushun, port arthur | a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda. |
| 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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