Join vs. Joint

Joinnoun

An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.

Joinnoun

An intersection of data in two or more database tables.

Joinnoun

(algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨.

Joinverb

(transitive) To combine into one; to put together.

Joinverb

(intransitive) To come together; to meet.

Joinverb

(transitive) To come into the company of.

Joinverb

(transitive) To become a member of.

Joinverb

To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.

Joinverb

To unite in marriage.

Joinverb

To enjoin upon; to command.

Joinverb

To accept, or engage in, as a contest.

Joinverb

To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.

Joinverb

To associate one's self to; to be or become connected with; to league one's self with; to unite with; as, to join a party; to join the church.

Joinverb

To unite in marriage.

Joinverb

To enjoin upon; to command.

Joinverb

To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue.

Joinverb

To meet with and accompany; as, we joined them at the restaurant.

Joinverb

To combine with (another person) in performing some activity; as, join me in welcoming our new president.

Joinverb

To be contiguous, close, or in contact; to come together; to unite; to mingle; to form a union; as, the bones of the skull join; two rivers join.

Joinnoun

The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines.

Joinnoun

The place or part where objects have been joined; a joint; a seam.

Joinnoun

The combining of multiple tables to answer a query in a relational database system.

Joinnoun

the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Joinnoun

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets;

Joinverb

become part of; become a member of a group or organization;

Joinverb

cause to become joined or linked;

Joinverb

come into the company of;

Joinverb

make contact or come together;

Joinverb

be or become joined or united or linked;

Joinverb

link; connect

Joinverb

become linked or connected to

Joinverb

connect (points) with a line

Joinverb

unite to form one entity or group

Joinverb

become a member or employee of

Joinverb

take part in

Joinverb

become a member of the armed forces

Joinverb

come into the company of

Joinverb

support (someone) in an activity

Joinnoun

a place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together

Jointadjective

Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

Jointnoun

The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.

Jointnoun

The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.

Jointnoun

(anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

Jointnoun

The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.

Jointnoun

A cut of meat.

Jointnoun

The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.

Jointnoun

(geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.

Jointnoun

A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries.

Jointnoun

A place of resort for tramps.

Jointnoun

An opium den.

Jointnoun

Prison.

Jointnoun

(slang) A marijuana cigarette.

Jointnoun

A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.

Jointnoun

The penis.

Jointverb

(transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together

Jointverb

(transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.

Jointverb

(transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.

Jointverb

(transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.

Jointverb

(intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.

Jointnoun

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction; as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.

Jointnoun

A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation.

Jointnoun

The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.

Jointnoun

Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.

Jointnoun

A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.

Jointnoun

The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.

Jointnoun

The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.

Jointnoun

A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall.

Jointnoun

A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting.

Jointnoun

a disreputable establishment, or a place of low resort, as for smoking opium; - also used for a commercial establishment, implying a less than impeccable reputation, but often in jest; as, talking about a high-class joint is an oxymoron.

Jointnoun

a marijuana cigarette.

Jointnoun

prison; - used with "the".

Jointadjective

Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action.

Jointadjective

Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.

Jointadjective

United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; a joint bank account; joint debtor, etc.

Jointadjective

Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.

Jointverb

To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.

Jointverb

To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.

Jointverb

To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.

Jointverb

To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.

Jointverb

To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.

Jointnoun

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)

Jointnoun

a disreputable place of entertainment

Jointnoun

the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Jointnoun

a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

Jointnoun

junction by which parts or objects are joined together

Jointnoun

marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

Jointverb

fit as if by joints;

Jointverb

provide with a joint;

Jointverb

fasten with a joint

Jointverb

separate (meat) at the joint

Jointadjective

united or combined;

Jointadjective

affecting or involving two or more;

Jointadjective

involving both houses of a legislature;

Joint

A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole. They are constructed to allow for different degrees and types of movement.