to joint
- verb
- /dʒɔɪnt/
- To ensure a secure structure, the builder will joint the beams together using metal brackets.
- joint the edges
Examples
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The carpenter learned how to joint the edges of the wood pieces for a seamless finish.
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At 80-odd years old, he joined two metal rods to make an angled, jointed pole, and bolted the upper arm to the wall, stabilizing the whole so that it formed a rigid grab handle bolted to the top of the bath.
Blog text (8) -
"These are spiro-jointed polymers," Sarai said, pointing to the fibers.
Fiction book (1998) -
For close-ups, the Dodge employed a black, jointed steel arm, a foot thick and fifty feet long, which curled and lurched its camera back and forth, grabbing each facial detail in its metallic tentacles.
Blog text (6) -
They decided to joint the two pipes to prevent any leaks in the plumbing system.
Synonyms
To fasten things together by making a knot with string or rope
To join or fasten one thing to another so they stay together
To join two things together physically
Join two things so they form one piece
To fasten things together using metal links
To join parts together to make something whole
To join things using a sticky substance
To build a supporting structure by joining parts
To join parts so they fit tightly and move together
To join people, places, or things so they become connected
To join two parts so they can move at their connection
Join things so they can work together
To tie rope or string so it holds
Connect things so they depend on each other
To join pieces of cloth by sewing their edges together
To join one thing to another as an extra, often by a mechanical or formal connection
To build the basic wooden structure of a building like a house
To join boards by fitting a thin edge into a matching groove
To join two pieces by making matching cuts so they fit tightly
Antonyms
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- US
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
A business project by two or more companies that share resources, risks, and profits
- Informal
A small informal place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to blues from a jukebox
- Formal
A decision passed by both houses that becomes law when the president signs it or a veto is rejected
- Formal
A tax return that a married couple files together to report their combined income and deductions
- Specialized
The place where the top of the thigh bone fits into the hip bone to let the leg move
- Specialized
A way of joining wooden boards by fitting an edge into a matching slot to make a flat strong surface
- Archaic
A place like a bar or nightclub that charges high prices and tricks customers
- Specialized
A joint that connects the lower jaw to the skull and lets the jaw open and close
- Specialized
A joint where the round top of the arm bone fits into the shoulder blade to move the arm
- Specialized
A connection of two pieces of wood or metal placed end to end without overlapping
- Specialized
A long-lasting condition where joint cartilage slowly breaks down causing pain and stiffness
- Specialized
A strong connection in wood made by fitting interlocking angled pieces together
- Specialized
A metal or plastic part a surgeon puts into the body to replace a joint like a hip
- Specialized
A joint where a round bone end fits into a cup, allowing movement in many directions
- Specialized
The joint in a horse's lower leg where a main leg bone meets a short foot bone
- Specialized
A place where two pieces lie on top of each other and are fastened together
- Specialized
A corner where two pieces of wood join with their ends cut at an angle
- Specialized
A joint that lets a body part move mainly in one direction like a knee or elbow
A person who writes a book or article together with another person, sharing credit
- Specialized
A business owned by many people who buy shares to own part and share profits and losses
- Specialized
A small part that connects two turning shafts at different angles and passes power between them
- Specialized
A joint where a rounded bone end fits into a cup socket to allow movement in many directions
- Specialized
A joint that bends the arm where the upper arm meets the forearm, like the elbow
- Specialized
A joint where a rounded bone end fits into a cup in another bone, like the hip or shoulder
- Specialized
A place where bones are held by strong tissue and do not move, often in the skull
- Specialized
A strong wood connection where a peg on one piece fits into a hole in another piece
- Specialized
A strong wooden joint where a peg from one piece fits into a hole in another
- Specialized
The joint between the lower leg bones and the top bone of the foot that forms the ankle
- Specialized
A place where two bones meet and move like a hinge in one direction
- Specialized
A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
- Specialized
A desert shrub with jointed green stems, almost no leaves, and small red seeds
- Formal
Two or more people are each responsible for the same debt and may have to pay it
- Archaic
A small lively place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to music
- Specialized
A way to join two pieces of wood by cutting matching grooves so their edges fit together
- Specialized
A joint where the end of the forearm bone meets the first row of wrist bones
- Specialized
A connection between two parts that lets one part turn around a single straight line like in the forearm
- Specialized
A joint in the body that lets a bone turn only around one straight line
- Specialized
A connection where two pieces are shaped to fit end to end to form a longer piece
- Specialized
A joint in the body that lets bones move freely and contains slippery fluid
- Specialized
Two arms connected at a hinge that straighten to push hard at their ends
- Specialized
A joint where a round bone end fits in a cup, letting movement in all directions
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Joint: The verb joint comes from the same idea as join meaning 'to join' and originally meant to make or fit a joint between parts. To joint something is therefore to fasten or connect parts so they join properly.