| 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. |
| connect | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. 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. (cognition) | 2. 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. (stative) | 3. 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. (communication) | 4. 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) | 5. 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) | 6. 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) | 7. 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) | 8. 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) | 9. 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) | 10. 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) | 11. 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" |
| join | | |
| n. (group) | 1. join, sum, union | a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" |
| ~ set | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used.; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" |
| ~ direct sum | a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets. |
| v. (social) | 2. fall in, get together, join | become part of; become a member of a group or organization.; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" |
| ~ sign up | join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate,.; "Sign up for yoga classes" |
| ~ band oneself, league together | attach oneself to a group. |
| ~ unionise, unionize, organise, organize | form or join a union.; "The auto workers decided to unionize" |
| ~ affiliate | join in an affiliation.; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group" |
| ~ rejoin | join again. |
| ~ infiltrate, penetrate | enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members.; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" |
| ~ unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief. |
| v. (contact) | 3. bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| ~ ancylose, ankylose | produce ankylosis by surgery. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ miter | fit together in a miter joint. |
| ~ ply | join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding.; "ply fabric" |
| ~ close up, close | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of.; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella" |
| ~ anastomose, inosculate | cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis.; "anastomose blood vessels" |
| ~ couple, mate, pair, twin, match | bring two objects, ideas, or people together.; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" |
| ~ match | give or join in marriage. |
| ~ mortice, mortise | join by a tenon and mortise. |
| ~ cog | join pieces of wood with cogs. |
| ~ fair | join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly. |
| ~ scarf | unite by a scarf joint. |
| ~ rebate | join with a rebate.; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone" |
| ~ rabbet | join with a rabbet joint. |
| ~ seam | put together with a seam.; "seam a dress" |
| ~ bridge | make a bridge across.; "bridge a river" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ close | bring together all the elements or parts of.; "Management closed ranks" |
| ~ ligate | join letters in a ligature when writing. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ sovietise, sovietize | bring under Soviet control, of a country. |
| v. (social) | 4. join | come into the company of.; "She joined him for a drink" |
| v. (contact) | 5. conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ feather | join tongue and groove, in carpentry. |
| ~ attach | become attached.; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
| ~ cross-link | join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein). |
| ~ anastomose, inosculate | come together or open into each other.; "the blood vessels anastomose" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ copulate, mate, couple, pair | engage in sexual intercourse.; "Birds mate in the Spring" |
| ~ yoke | become joined or linked together. |
| ~ engraft, graft, ingraft | cause to grow together parts from different plants.; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" |
| ~ splice | join together so as to form new genetic combinations.; "splice genes" |
| ~ splice | join the ends of.; "splice film" |
| ~ patch, piece | to join or unite the pieces of.; "patch the skirt" |
| ~ solder | join or fuse with solder.; "solder these two pipes together" |
| ~ weld | join together by heating.; "weld metal" |
| ~ quilt | stitch or sew together.; "quilt the skirt" |
| ~ entwine, knit | tie or link together. |
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