Definition of joint

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of joint is as below...

"Joint (n.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification..

Lern More About Joint

Pinion :: Pinion (v. t.) To disable by cutting off the pinion joint.
Concrimination :: Concrimination (n.) A joint accusation.
Corivalship :: Corivalship (n.) Joint rivalry.
Ham :: Ham (n.) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
Reed :: Reed (n.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems, such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the common reed of Europe and North America (Phragmites communis)..
Dib :: Dib (n.) One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
Unity :: Unity (n.) The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
Arthritis :: Arthritis (n.) Any inflammation of the joints, particularly the gout..
Bevel :: Bevel (n.) An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; -- called also a bevel square..
Ischiocerite :: Ischiocerite (n.) The third joint or the antennae of the Crustacea.
Coefficiency :: Coefficiency (n.) Joint efficiency; cooperation.
Seaming :: Seaming (n.) The act or process of forming a seam or joint.
Company :: Company (n.) An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company..
Mitre :: Mitre (n.) The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint..
Fellow-feeling :: Fellow-feeling (n.) Joint interest.
Mouth-footed :: Mouth-footed (a.) Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws.
Root :: Root (n.) The descending, and commonly branching, axis of a plant, increasing in length by growth at its extremity only, not divided into joints, leafless and without buds, and having for its offices to fix the plant in the earth, to supply it with moisture and soluble matters, and sometimes to serve as a reservoir of nutriment for future growth. A true root, however, may never reach the ground, but may be attached to a wall, etc., as in the ivy, or may hang loosely in the air, as in some epiphy
Float :: Float (v. t.) To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation..
Jointworm :: "Jointworm (n.) The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop..
Shoulder :: Shoulder (n.) The flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint; the upper part of the back; that part of the human frame on which it is most easy to carry a heavy burden; -- often used in the plural.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us