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verb(joint)to unite by a joint : fit together
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verb(joint)to provide with a joint : articulate
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verb(joint)to prepare (something, such as a board) for joining by planing the edge
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noun(joint)the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it
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noun(joint)node
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noun(joint)a part or space included between two articulations, knots, or nodes
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noun(joint)a joint in which a ball moves within a socket so as to allow rotary motion in every direction within certain limits
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noun(joint)an articulation (such as the hip joint) in which the rounded head of one bone fits into a cuplike cavity of the other and admits movement in any direction
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noun(joint)ball-and-socket joint
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noun(joint)a joint made by fastening the parts together end-to-end without overlap and often with reinforcement
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noun(joint)a place of public entertainment (such as a nightclub) that makes a practice of defrauding patrons (as by overcharging)
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noun(joint)a business that makes a practice of overcharging
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noun(joint)a joint between bones (as at the elbow) that permits motion in only one plane
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noun(joint)the articulation between the femur and the hip bone
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noun(joint)a small inexpensive establishment for eating, drinking, or dancing to the music of a jukebox or a live band
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noun(joint)a hinge joint in which a projection with an eye on one piece enters a jaw between two corresponding projections with eyes on another piece and is retained by a pin or rivet