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Antonyms for joint

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : joint
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɔɪnt

Definition of joint

Origin :
  • late 13c., "a part of a body where two bones meet and move in contact with one another," from Old French joint "joint of the body" (12c.), from Latin iunctus "united, connected, associated," past participle of iungere "join" (see jugular). Related: Joints. Slang meaning of "place, building, establishment" (especially one where persons meet for shady activities) first recorded 1877, American English, from an earlier Anglo-Irish sense (1821), perhaps on the notion of a side-room, one "joined" to a main room. The original U.S. sense was especially of "an opium-smoking den."
  • Meaning "marijuana cigarette" (1938) is perhaps from notion of something often smoked in common, but there are other possibilities; earlier joint in drug slang meant "hypodermic outfit" (1935). Meaning "prison" is attested from 1953 but probably is older. Out of joint in the figurative sense is from early 15c. (literally, of bone displacement, late 14c.).
  • adj shared, combined
  • noun intersection, juncture
  • noun cheap hangout
Example sentences :
  • The joint is jagged in lamb, but smooth and round in mutton.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Then cut it off where the ends of the bones are attached to the joint.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The joint of the 20-foot pieces should be directly in the center of the 10-foot piece.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The imbecile baron then got out; his shoulder was out of joint.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The dirt from the tunnel is washed for the joint account of the two companies.
  • Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell
  • It will then run around the joint when the metal is raised to sufficient heat.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • This joint is particularly useful, because so many dishes may be made of it; but it is not esteemed advantageous for a family.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • A knuckle requires more boiling in proportion to its weight, than any other joint, to render the gristle soft and tender.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • "Let's get you helped first," said Balbus, briskly cutting away at the joint.
  • Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll

Synonyms for joint

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