joint
joint [joint joints jointed jointing] adjective, noun, verb BrE [dʒɔɪnt] NAmE [dʒɔɪnt]
adjective only before noun
involving two or more people together
•a joint account (= a bank account in the name of more than one person, for example a husband and wife)
• The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together).
• They finished in joint first place.
•They were joint owners of the house (= they owned it together).
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, past participle of joindre ‘to join’, from Latin jungere ‘to join’.
Thesaurus:
joint adj. only before noun
•The report was a joint effort.
common • • collective • • communal • • shared • • cooperative •
Opp: separate
joint/common/collective/communal/shared ownership/responsibility
(a) joint/collective/communal/cooperative effort/action
a joint/collective/communal decision
Example Bank:
•The report was a joint effort.
•The scheme is a joint Anglo-French operation.
•The two sides agreed to establish a joint working group.
•They divorced two years ago, but he has joint custody of the children.
•They were joint owners of the house.
•We opened a joint account when we got married.
Idiom: ↑out of joint
Derived Word: ↑jointly
noun
1. a place where two bones are joined together in the body in a way that enables them to bend and move
•inflammation of the knee joint
• My joints are really stiff this morning.
see also ↑ball-and-socket joint
2. a place where two or more parts of an object are joined together, especially to form a corner
3. (BrE)a piece of ↑roast meat
•a joint of beef
•the Sunday joint (= one traditionally eaten on a Sunday)
4. (informal)a place where people meet to eat, drink, dance, etc, especially one that is cheap
•a fast-food joint
• The joint was jumping (= full of people and activity).
5. (informal)a cigarette containing ↑marijuana (= an illegal drug)
more at case the joint at ↑case v., put sb's nose out of joint at ↑nose n.
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, past participle of joindre ‘to join’, from Latin jungere ‘to join’.
Example Bank:
•He dislocated his elbow joint.
•He slowly stood up, joints creaking in protest.
•He's going to have his hip joint replaced.
•It is an inflammatory condition affecting the joints.
•She fell and put her knee out of joint.
•Synovial fluid lubricates the joints.
•The joint should be able to move freely.
•You have fluid in the joint.
•a joint between two lengths of copper
•a joint of beef/lamb/pork
•the joint between the lower and upper parts of the arm
•The joint was sealed with waterproof tape.
•To get a strong joint, the groove must be completely filled with glue.
verb ~ sth
to cut meat into large pieces, usually each containing a bone
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, past participle of joindre ‘to join’, from Latin jungere ‘to join’.
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