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joint

UK/d͡ʒɔɪnt/ US/ˈdʒɔɪnt/ common slang us
adjective (3) noun (6) verb (4)

adjective

1.

united or combined

  • “a joint session of Congress”
  • “joint owners”
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2.

affecting or involving two or more

  • “joint income-tax return”
  • “joint ownership”
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3.

involving both houses of a legislature

  • “a joint session of Congress”
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noun

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a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

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5.

junction by which parts or objects are joined together

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verb

1.

fit as if by joints

  • “The boards fit neatly”
2.

provide with a joint

  • “the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood”
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3.

fasten with a joint

4.

separate (meat) at the joint

Origin

The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular, junction. Displaced Old English fōg and partially displaced English lith. The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935. The development to meaning "any thing" also happened to the Scots and Memphian form junt and the Mid-Atlantic/Philadelphian form jawn.

Phrases

  • ball joint
  • case the joint
  • groove-joint pliers
  • hip joint arthrosis
  • hip joint disease
  • joint account
  • joint and several
  • joint aspiration
  • joint bar
  • joint committee
  • joint communiqué
  • joint custody

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