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Disjointed :: Disjointed (imp. & p. p.) of Disjoin.

Joint-fir :: "Joint-fir (n.) A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed; -- called also shrubby horsetail. There are about thirty species, of which two or three are found from Texas to California..

Antefix :: Antefix (n.) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof..

Butt Joint :: Butt joint () A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8..

Snaffle :: Snaffle (n.) A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb; -- called also snaffle bit..

Haunch :: Haunch (n.) The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part.

Dib :: Dib (n.) One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

Knuckle :: Knuckle (n.) The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers..

Articulation :: Articulation (n.) The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods..

Action :: Action (n.) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks..

Arthrodynia :: Arthrodynia (n.) An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease..

Entree :: Entree (n.) In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc..

Co- :: Co- () A form of the prefix com-, signifying with, together, in conjunction, joint. It is used before vowels and some consonants. See Com-..

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

Co-regent :: Co-regent (n.) A joint regent or ruler.

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..

Whorl :: Whorl (n. & v.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem..

Grass :: Grass (n.) An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in pairs, and the seed single..

Rabbet :: Rabbet (n.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate..

Rack :: Rack (a.) An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons..

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