How to pronounce “joint”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
• [Noun]
• The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
• The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
• (anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
• The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
• A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.
• The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
• (geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
• (chiefly US slang, may be somewhat derogatory) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).
• (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
• (slang, dated) A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.
• (US, slang) The penis.
• (originally an idiolectic sense) A thing.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
• (transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
• (transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
• (transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
• (intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.

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