Joint
/dʒɔɪnt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Joint
noun
- The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
"This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform."
- The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
"The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes."
- Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
- The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
"The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong."
- A cut of meat.
"Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time."
verb
- To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
"a jointing plane"
- To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
- To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
- To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
- To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
"the stones joint, neatly."
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