n. The place or part in which two things, or parts of one thing, are joined or united; the mode of connection of two things, together with the contiguous parts connected, whether the latter are movable or not; juncture; articulation; hinge.n. Specifically— In anatomy: An articulation.n. A part between two articulations; an internode; one of the pieces which form a jointed organ: as the second joint of the tarsus.n. In botany, same as articulation, 2.n. In architecture, the surface of contact between two bodies that are held firmly together by means of cement or mortar, by a superincumbent weight, or otherwise: as, the joint between two stones.n. In railroading, the place where the ends of two rails meet, or the mode in which they are connected. See fish-joint and fish-plate.n. In carpentry And joinery, the place where or the mode in which one piece of timber is connected with another. Pieces of timber are framed and joined to one another generally by mortises and tenons, of which there are several kinds, or by iron straps and bolts.n. In bookbinding, the flexible cloth or leather which, serving as a hinge, connects the back of a book with its sides.n. The junction of two portions of an electrical conductor, such as a telegraph-wire or cable-core.n. In geology, a crack intersecting a mass of rock.n. One of the large pieces into which a carcass is cut up by the butcher: as, a joint of beef; also, such a piece roasted, or prepared for eating: as, a hot joint; a cold joint.n. A place of meeting or resort for persons engaged in evil and secret practices of any kind: as, a tramps' joint.n. Specifically— Such a place, usually kept by Chinese, for the accommodation of persons addicted to the habit of opium-smoking, and where they are provided with pipes, opium, etc.n. See cramp-jointn. dislocated, as when the head of a bone is displaced from its socket; hence, figuratively, confused; disordered; gone wrong.n. The middle piece or joint of a fly-rod, between the tip and the butt.Joined in relation, action, or interest; having a common share; participating: as, joint owners; joint tenants.Joined in use or participation; held jointly or in common; shared by different individuals: as, joint stock or property; a joint interest in an enterprise.Joined in amount or effect; combined; acting together: as, joint strength; joint efforts; a joint attack.In law: Of contracts, united in interest or liability in such manner that the law will not proceed without joining all, as distinguished from cases where a part may act, or sue or be sued, severally.Of Crimes and torts, combined or connected in the same transaction.To form with a joint or joints; articulate.To prepare the edge of (a board or a piece of other material) for closely joining another piece; straighten the edge of (a board or plank), by means of a plane called a jointer.To unite closely; combine; join.To cut or divide into joints or pieces; separate the joints of; disjoint.To fit as by joints, or as parts adjusted to one another: as, stones cut so as to joint into each other.n. In racing or betting slang, an outside book-maker's paraphernalia of list-frame, umbrella, etc., some of which are joined together in movable pieces.n. A pipe-joint in which muslin covered with putty is used for packing.n. A joint between two metal plates, made water-tight by injecting thin putty into the crevices.
