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joint

joint

76 9.0
A cigarette rolled with marijuana for smoking
  • noun
  • /dʒɔɪnt/
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  • Then he brought out a couple of joints from the pocket of his embroidered work shirt.
  • smoke a joint

Maybe smoke a joint as I do every day.

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Examples

  • I smoked pot when I was 12 and sold joints at lunch in high school.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Andy watches as Jean lights a joint and continues working on his penguin.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I could definitely smoke a joint right now.

  • Did you smoke that whole joint?

  • I'm gonna go smoke a joint in the break room.

  • I picture her last night smoking a joint with her girlfriends, all of them talking at once.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Jean pulls out a joint and lights it as if it were a cigarette.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Lisa lights up a new joint and orders another rum and coke.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Three or four more tokes on the joint made me forget my promise to Holly.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I could definitely smoke a joint right now.

Synonyms

blunt
vsjoint
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39 9.9

A cigar hollowed out and filled with marijuana to smoke

is rolled in thin paper rather than made from a hollowed cigar
reefer
vsjoint
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24 9.9

A cigarette made with marijuana that people smoke

is the common single word name used instead of this term
stick
vsjoint
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22 9.9

A rolled cigarette containing marijuana that people smoke to feel high

is the neutral single word name rather than an informal slang label
doobie
vsjoint
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13 9.9

A small rolled cigarette containing marijuana that people smoke

is the neutral single word name used in definitions and formal speech
marijuana cigarette
vsjoint
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5 6.7

A thin roll of marijuana that people smoke

is the shorter single word name often used instead of a longer phrase
spliff
vsjoint
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4 9.9

A hand-rolled cigarette with marijuana often mixed with tobacco

is the pure rolled marijuana form without added tobacco
dutchy
vsjoint
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9.9

A hand-rolled cigarette filled with marijuana

is the neutral single word term used outside slang contexts

Idioms

1 9.2

Feeling annoyed because someone ignored you or treated you badly

Compounds

133 4.1

Group of senior military leaders who advise the President of the United States on military matters

A group of top military leaders who advise the President of the United States

29 4.4

A business project by two or more companies that share resources, risks, and profits

9 7.6

A bar or club where dancers take off their clothes for paying customers

juke joint
  • Informal
4 9.5

A small informal place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to blues from a jukebox

3 7.2

A decision passed by both houses that becomes law when the president signs it or a veto is rejected

joint return
  • Formal
3 5.6

A tax return that a married couple files together to report their combined income and deductions

2 2.3

The place where the thigh meets the lower leg, protected by a kneecap

hip joint
  • Specialized
2 3.5

The place where the top of the thigh bone fits into the hip bone to let the leg move

1 4.9

A way of joining wooden boards by fitting an edge into a matching slot to make a flat strong surface

clip joint
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A place like a bar or nightclub that charges high prices and tricks customers

ankle joint
  • Specialized
1 2.5

The joint where the foot meets the leg and bends

1 5.5

A joint that connects the lower jaw to the skull and lets the jaw open and close

shoulder joint
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A joint where the round top of the arm bone fits into the shoulder blade to move the arm

butt joint
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A connection of two pieces of wood or metal placed end to end without overlapping

1 4.3

A long-lasting condition where joint cartilage slowly breaks down causing pain and stiffness

dovetail joint
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A strong connection in wood made by fitting interlocking angled pieces together

1 3.0

A hinge between the upper arm and lower arm that lets the arm bend

artificial joint
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A metal or plastic part a surgeon puts into the body to replace a joint like a hip

ball-and-socket joint
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A joint where a round bone end fits into a cup, allowing movement in many directions

fetlock joint
  • Specialized
1 9.1

The joint in a horse's lower leg where a main leg bone meets a short foot bone

A part that connects two pieces and lets one move compared to the other

lap joint
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A place where two pieces lie on top of each other and are fastened together

1 8.8

The place where a finger meets the hand at its base

miter joint
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A corner where two pieces of wood join with their ends cut at an angle

hinge joint
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A joint that lets a body part move mainly in one direction like a knee or elbow

interphalangeal joint
  • Specialized
1 7.4

The place where two small bones meet in a finger or toe

1 4.2

A person who writes a book or article together with another person, sharing credit

joint-stock company
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A business owned by many people who buy shares to own part and share profits and losses

universal joint
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A small part that connects two turning shafts at different angles and passes power between them

cotyloid joint
  • Specialized
9.9

A joint where a rounded bone end fits into a cup socket to allow movement in many directions

cubital joint
  • Specialized
6.8

A joint that bends the arm where the upper arm meets the forearm, like the elbow

enarthrodial joint
  • Specialized
9.9

A joint where a rounded bone end fits into a cup in another bone, like the hip or shoulder

8.4

A joint with pain, stiffness, or swelling from arthritis

fibrous joint
  • Specialized
7.9

A place where bones are held by strong tissue and do not move, often in the skull

fish joint
  • Specialized
8.7

A joint where metal plates and bolts join two rails or beams end to end

foot joint
  • Specialized
8.1

The last part of a flute that holds the lowest keys

knuckle joint
  • Specialized
5.6

A connection that lets two rods or bars move in only one direction

The place on a finger where two bones meet, visible when making a fist

mandibular joint
  • Specialized
4.7

The place where the lower jaw meets the skull near the ear

8.2

A strong wood connection where a peg on one piece fits into a hole in another piece

mortise joint
  • Specialized
7.0

A strong wooden joint where a peg from one piece fits into a hole in another

mortise joint
  • Specialized
9.1

The joint between the lower leg bones and the top bone of the foot that forms the ankle

ginglymoid joint
  • Specialized
9.3

A place where two bones meet and move like a hinge in one direction

gliding joint
  • Specialized
6.8

A joint that lets small bones slide past each other without turning

hock-joint
  • Specialized
9.6

A joint in the back leg of animals like horses similar to a human ankle

A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb

joint fir
  • Specialized
9.9

A desert shrub with jointed green stems, almost no leaves, and small red seeds

A metal piece with two long straps that lets a door or lid open and close

5.9

Two or more people are each responsible for the same debt and may have to pay it

joint probability
  • Specialized
6.7

The chance that both events happen at the same time

9.9

A legless lizard like a snake that sheds and regrows its tail

jook joint
  • Archaic
9.9

A small lively place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to music

rabbet joint
  • Specialized
9.5

A way to join two pieces of wood by cutting matching grooves so their edges fit together

radiocarpal joint
  • Specialized
6.1

A joint where the end of the forearm bone meets the first row of wrist bones

A joint in the body that is swollen, painful, and stiff for a long time

A hand tool with a moving joint and jaws for gripping different sizes

rotary joint
  • Specialized
6.1

A connection between two parts that lets one part turn around a single straight line like in the forearm

rotatory joint
  • Specialized
7.0

A joint in the body that lets a bone turn only around one straight line

pivot joint
  • Specialized
5.7

A joint that lets one bone turn around another bone

scarf joint
  • Specialized
9.0

A connection where two pieces are shaped to fit end to end to form a longer piece

5.7

The upper part of a chicken leg between the drumstick and the body

synovial joint
  • Specialized
4.4

A joint in the body that lets bones move freely and contains slippery fluid

toggle joint
  • Specialized
8.8

Two arms connected at a hinge that straighten to push hard at their ends

slip-joint pliers
  • Specialized
5.6

A hand tool with a joint you can move to make the jaws open wider

spheroid joint
  • Specialized
7.4

A joint where a round bone end fits in a cup, letting movement in all directions

wrist joint
  • Specialized
3.8

The place where the lower arm meets the hand that lets the hand move

How Strong

blunt
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39 9.9
spliff
  • NSFW
4 9.9
joint
  • NSFW
76 9.0
roach
  • NSFW
5 9.9

Surface Forms

joint singular
joints plural

Etymology

Joint: A helpful way to remember the slang joint for a rolled marijuana cigarette is to think of it as a small 'thing' people pass around or as paper 'joined' around the weed; the exact origin is not certain. In everyday use, a joint now means a rolled marijuana cigarette.