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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

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Noun:

  • A cut of meat.
  • anatomy Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
  • carpentry A means of joining two pieces of wood together so that they interlock.
  • geology A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
  • slang (''always with ''the) prison
  • slang A marijuana cigarette.
  • slang A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business.
  • The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
  • The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.
  • transitive To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
  • transitive To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
  • transitive To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
  • transitive To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.

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