to joint
- verb
- /dʒɔɪnt/
- UK
- To prepare the chicken for roasting, you need to joint it at the wings and legs.
Examples
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Then I cut them in half lengthwise because it will be easier to joint and flatten small stock.
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The chef demonstrated how to joint the beef before cooking it.
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Making a stew is easier if you joint the meat into smaller pieces first.
Synonyms
Take bones or meat apart at the joints
To cut an animal or its meat at the joints into pieces
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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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Etymology
Joint: The verb joint meaning to cut meat at the joint comes from the physical idea of a 'joint' where bones meet, so to joint a chicken or lamb is to cut it at those connections for cooking. This explains why the verb is used in butchery and cooking.