joint — OAT · Shobdo

joint

noun

1 a leaky joint in the metal guttering:

join, junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus;

weld, knot, seam;

coupling, coupler;

bracket, brace, hinge;

Anatomy commissure, suture.

2 the hip joint:

technical articulation.

3 informal L'Alouette looked like a pretty classy joint:

establishment, restaurant, bar, club, nightclub;

informal clip joint, dive;

North American, informal honky-tonk;

in the US, , historical speakeasy.

4 informal he rolled a joint:

cannabis cigarette, marijuana cigarette;

informal spliff, reefer, bomb, bomber, stick, blunt;

South African zol;

British, informal bifter.

adjective

matters of joint interest |

a joint effort:

common, shared, communal, collective, corporate;

mutual, reciprocal;

cooperative, collaborative, concerted, joined, combined, allied, united.

▷antonyms separate, individual.

verb

use a sharp knife to joint the carcass:

cut up, chop up, butcher, carve.

word links	joint
arthro- related prefix, as in arthropod, arthroscope zygo- related prefix, as in zygomatic