Joint
noun
A place where two things join together.
The knee is a joint in the human body.
Often appears as...
- joint venture
- joint effort
adjective
Shared or done by two or more people.
We are on a joint mission to finish the project.
Often appears as...
- joint decision
- joint operation
noun
A place where people gather, especially to eat, drink or for entertainment. Particularly refers to a disreputable place.
We had dinner at Joe's, a popular local joint down the street.
Often appears as...
- dive joint
- local joint
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A marijuana cigarette.
John rolled a joint and passed it around.
Often appears as...
- smoke a joint
- roll a joint
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A place where two things join together.
The knee is a joint in the human body.
Often appears as...
- joint venture
- joint effort
adjective
Shared or done by two or more people.
We are on a joint mission to finish the project.
Often appears as...
- joint decision
- joint operation
noun
A place where people gather, especially to eat, drink or for entertainment. Particularly refers to a disreputable place.
We had dinner at Joe's, a popular local joint down the street.
Often appears as...
- dive joint
- local joint
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A marijuana cigarette.
John rolled a joint and passed it around.
Often appears as...
- smoke a joint
- roll a joint
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical connections
The 'joint' refers to the point where bones meet or parts attach.
After a long run, his ankle joint was sore.
Pro Tip 2/2Mechanical context
'Joint' is often used in construction and mechanics, relating to the assembly of structures.
The carpenter secured the joint between the two planks.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical connections
The 'joint' refers to the point where bones meet or parts attach.
After a long run, his ankle joint was sore.
Pro Tip 2/2Mechanical context
'Joint' is often used in construction and mechanics, relating to the assembly of structures.
The carpenter secured the joint between the two planks.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical connections
The 'joint' refers to the point where bones meet or parts attach.
After a long run, his ankle joint was sore.
Pro Tip 2/2Mechanical context
'Joint' is often used in construction and mechanics, relating to the assembly of structures.
The carpenter secured the joint between the two planks.
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Kevin Stone: The...
Cancer may kill you, but when you look at the numbers, arthritis ruins more lives. Assuming you live a long life, there's a 50 percent chance you'll develop arthritis. And it's not just aging that causes arthritis. Common injuries can lead to decades of pain, until our joints quite literally grind to a halt.
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Why the octopus brain is...
This is where things get even more interesting. Vertebrates like us have a rigid skeleton to support our bodies, with joints that allow us to move. But not all types of movement are allowed. You can't bend your knee backwards, or bend your forearm in the middle, for example.
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
It's in its last hour of life. It's just twitching there and the fungus has forced it to bite down on edge of this leaf. And what happens is that first night after that fungus kills the ant it bursts through, the weaker joints of the exoskeleton and spends the next week,
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What’s the big deal with...
and suffer from fatigue, brain fog, joint pain or skin rash. A gluten-free diet typically helps with these symptoms. So how many people actually have this gluten sensitivity you speak of? Gluten sensitivity's occurrence in the general population is unclear,
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The benefits of good...
Wear shoes with low heels and good arch support, and use a headset for phone calls. It's also not enough to just have good posture. Keeping your muscles and joints moving is extremely important. In fact, being stationary for long periods with good posture
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
live and sets out their joint aims to protect them and their habitats thank you so much for your time it's really nice to meet you hearing the governor talk about how they're working both locally and globally to protect their snow leopards
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We need women in...
singers everybody from the business community and they arts and this to that and I thought how can I ever repay this hospitality and so I said Madam President when I speak I would like to invite you to speak at a joint session
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How does the thyroid...
sluggishness, sensitivity to cold, swollen joints and feeling low. Luckily, there are medical treatments that can help trigger the thyroid's activities again, and bring the body back to a steady metabolic rate.
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Why do your knuckles...
like the importance of eating spinach. The jury's still out on that one. As for knuckle-cracking, one study suggests that all that joint stretching and bubble bursting can cause your hands to swell
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Army Ants Rampage...
Within minutes, it's torn apart at its joints. The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front,
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Kevin Stone: The...
Cancer may kill you, but when you look at the numbers, arthritis ruins more lives. Assuming you live a long life, there's a 50 percent chance you'll develop arthritis. And it's not just aging that causes arthritis. Common injuries can lead to decades of pain, until our joints quite literally grind to a halt.
Video examples
Why the octopus brain is...
This is where things get even more interesting. Vertebrates like us have a rigid skeleton to support our bodies, with joints that allow us to move. But not all types of movement are allowed. You can't bend your knee backwards, or bend your forearm in the middle, for example.
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
It's in its last hour of life. It's just twitching there and the fungus has forced it to bite down on edge of this leaf. And what happens is that first night after that fungus kills the ant it bursts through, the weaker joints of the exoskeleton and spends the next week,
Video examples
What’s the big deal with...
and suffer from fatigue, brain fog, joint pain or skin rash. A gluten-free diet typically helps with these symptoms. So how many people actually have this gluten sensitivity you speak of? Gluten sensitivity's occurrence in the general population is unclear,
Video examples
The benefits of good...
Wear shoes with low heels and good arch support, and use a headset for phone calls. It's also not enough to just have good posture. Keeping your muscles and joints moving is extremely important. In fact, being stationary for long periods with good posture
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
live and sets out their joint aims to protect them and their habitats thank you so much for your time it's really nice to meet you hearing the governor talk about how they're working both locally and globally to protect their snow leopards
Video examples
We need women in...
singers everybody from the business community and they arts and this to that and I thought how can I ever repay this hospitality and so I said Madam President when I speak I would like to invite you to speak at a joint session
Video examples
How does the thyroid...
sluggishness, sensitivity to cold, swollen joints and feeling low. Luckily, there are medical treatments that can help trigger the thyroid's activities again, and bring the body back to a steady metabolic rate.
Video examples
Why do your knuckles...
like the importance of eating spinach. The jury's still out on that one. As for knuckle-cracking, one study suggests that all that joint stretching and bubble bursting can cause your hands to swell
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
Within minutes, it's torn apart at its joints. The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front,
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Marcia Angell
American Editor
You see that the people who are drawn to alternative medicine are often fairly healthy and they go to alternative medicine for what I call the 'symptoms of life.' Fatigue, joint pains, inability to concentrate, perhaps, the kinds of things that anyone over twenty-five gets at some point.
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Guy Fieri
American Businessman
I'm a big fan of doing 'Triple D.' But I don't want to do it forever, don't get me wrong! Travel away from my family, are you crazy? But do you know what it does for these mom-and-pop restaurant joints? It changes their lives forever. I mean, their businesses will never be the same.
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Feisal Abdul Rauf
Egyptian Theologian
We've got to be fair. You can't say a place that has strip joints is sacred ground. We've got to be just. We've got to speak the truth. We've got to have justice for everybody. We're a country of justice for all, not justice for non-Muslims only or some groups and not for others.
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Max Weinberg
American Musician
My father wasn't a very good lawyer. He thought the law was sacred and something that was meant to help people. He didn't charge people like he should have... which is why I was allowed to play bars and strip joints when I was 14.
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Ron Perlman
American Actor
I will not do a role that I don't think I can do, that I'm not interested in, where there's no humanity, that doesn't have any kind of handle for me at all because I know I'll just stink the joint up.
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Kevin R. Stone
American Scientist
My job as a surgeon is not just to fix a joint, but to give my patients the encouragement and tools they need to speed up their recovery and leave my clinic better than they have been in years.
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Amrapali Gupta
Indian Actress
My parents-in-law, brother-in-law and everyone else are so fond of my son, Kabir. I believe raising him in a joint family set-up will make him more mature and caring.
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Stephen Baldwin
American Actor
Don't get me wrong, there are sometimes if I go and see a really funny comedy, that I wished I had smoked a joint. I'll be honest with you. That's the truth.
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Kerry Healey
American Politician
I think everyone knows how much of a joint effort being in politics is. It requires all kinds of sacrifices and all kinds of support.
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Rene Ricard
American Poet
I should be paid to go out. You see, I'm good for business. I class up a joint.
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Marcia Angell
American Editor
You see that the people who are drawn to alternative medicine are often fairly healthy and they go to alternative medicine for what I call the 'symptoms of life.' Fatigue, joint pains, inability to concentrate, perhaps, the kinds of things that anyone over twenty-five gets at some point.
Quote examples
Guy Fieri
American Businessman
I'm a big fan of doing 'Triple D.' But I don't want to do it forever, don't get me wrong! Travel away from my family, are you crazy? But do you know what it does for these mom-and-pop restaurant joints? It changes their lives forever. I mean, their businesses will never be the same.
Quote examples
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Egyptian Theologian
We've got to be fair. You can't say a place that has strip joints is sacred ground. We've got to be just. We've got to speak the truth. We've got to have justice for everybody. We're a country of justice for all, not justice for non-Muslims only or some groups and not for others.
Quote examples
Max Weinberg
American Musician
My father wasn't a very good lawyer. He thought the law was sacred and something that was meant to help people. He didn't charge people like he should have... which is why I was allowed to play bars and strip joints when I was 14.
Quote examples
Ron Perlman
American Actor
I will not do a role that I don't think I can do, that I'm not interested in, where there's no humanity, that doesn't have any kind of handle for me at all because I know I'll just stink the joint up.
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Kevin R. Stone
American Scientist
My job as a surgeon is not just to fix a joint, but to give my patients the encouragement and tools they need to speed up their recovery and leave my clinic better than they have been in years.
Quote examples
Amrapali Gupta
Indian Actress
My parents-in-law, brother-in-law and everyone else are so fond of my son, Kabir. I believe raising him in a joint family set-up will make him more mature and caring.
Quote examples
Stephen Baldwin
American Actor
Don't get me wrong, there are sometimes if I go and see a really funny comedy, that I wished I had smoked a joint. I'll be honest with you. That's the truth.
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Kerry Healey
American Politician
I think everyone knows how much of a joint effort being in politics is. It requires all kinds of sacrifices and all kinds of support.
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Rene Ricard
American Poet
I should be paid to go out. You see, I'm good for business. I class up a joint.
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