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joint
noun
a
place
in
the
body
where
two
bones
meet
and
can
move
•
The
doctor
said
the
pain
in
my
knee
joint
should
improve
with
rest
.
The
doctor
said
the
pain
in
my
knee
joint
should
improve
with
rest
.
•
Yoga
helps
keep
every
joint
in
the
body
flexible
.
Yoga
helps
keep
every
joint
in
the
body
flexible
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
joint
’,
from
Latin
‘
junctus
’,
the
past
participle
of
‘
jungere
’
meaning
“
to
join
”.
noun
the
point
where
two
parts
of
an
object
or
structure
are
connected
•
The
carpenter
added
glue
to
each
wooden
joint
for
extra
strength
.
The
carpenter
added
glue
to
each
wooden
joint
for
extra
strength
.
•
Loose
metal
joints
in
the
bridge
must
be
tightened
regularly
.
Loose
metal
joints
in
the
bridge
must
be
tightened
regularly
.
noun
a
small
,
inexpensive
restaurant
,
bar
,
or
club
•
They
grabbed
burgers
at
a
roadside
joint
on
their
way
home
.
They
grabbed
burgers
at
a
roadside
joint
on
their
way
home
.
•
The
jazz
band
plays
live
every
Friday
at
the
downtown
joint
.
The
jazz
band
plays
live
every
Friday
at
the
downtown
joint
.
verb
-
joint
,
jointing
,
joints
,
jointed
to
cut
meat
into
large
pieces
suitable
for
cooking
or
serving
•
The
butcher
carefully
jointed
the
chicken
for
our
stew
.
The
butcher
carefully
jointed
the
chicken
for
our
stew
.
•
I
watched
a
video
on
how
to
joint
a
rabbit
before
roasting
it
.
I
watched
a
video
on
how
to
joint
a
rabbit
before
roasting
it
.
From
Old
French
‘
joindre
’
meaning
“
to
join
”;
the
culinary
sense
arose
in
the
17th
century
for
dividing
a
carcass
at
its
joints
.
noun
a
hand-rolled
cigarette
containing
marijuana
•
He
lit
a
joint
and
passed
it
around
the
campfire
.
He
lit
a
joint
and
passed
it
around
the
campfire
.
•
Police
confiscated
several
joints
at
the
music
festival
.
Police
confiscated
several
joints
at
the
music
festival
.
Slang
use
recorded
from
the
1930s
in
the
United
States
;
origin
uncertain
,
possibly
from
earlier
slang
“
joint
”
meaning
place
,
later
applied
to
the
rolled
cigarette
.
