joint

Shared by two or more people or things, or considered together.

• They opened a joint account.
• The house is under joint ownership.
• The study measured the joint effects of heat and pressure.

Similar words: combined, shared

Opposites: separate

Common phrases: joint account, joint ownership, joint effects

Done by two or more people or groups working together.

• This was a joint effort.
• The two universities started a joint research project.
• Both companies issued a joint statement yesterday.

Similar words: collaborative, cooperative

Opposites: individual

Common phrases: joint effort, joint project, joint venture

A place where two bones meet, usually allowing part of your body to bend.

• My knee joint hurts.
• Swimming can help keep your joints moving.
• The doctor examined her swollen finger joints.

Similar words: arthrosis, articulation

Common phrases: knee joint, stiff joint, hip joint

A connection between two parts that allows them to turn or bend.

• The joint allows the arm to bend.
• Oil the joints so the machine moves smoothly.
• This joint can turn in any direction.

How to use it: joint between A and B (The joint between the two rods allows them to turn.)

Similar words: hinge, pivot

Common phrases: flexible joint, ball joint, swivel joint

The place where two parts are firmly connected.

• This joint is leaking.
• We sealed every joint in the pipe.
• The welded joint held the metal pieces firmly together.

How to use it: joint between A and B (Water escaped through the joint between the pipes.)

Similar words: connection

Common phrases: pipe joint, welded joint, sealed joint

A place where people eat, drink, or go for entertainment.

• Let’s try that pizza joint.
• We found a little joint serving cheap burgers.
• The jazz joint stayed open until three in the morning.

Similar words: place, restaurant, bar

Common phrases: pizza joint, burger joint, jazz joint

A connection made by fitting shaped ends of two pieces of wood into each other.

• The carpenter cut a dovetail joint.
• Each joint fits tightly without screws.
• Strong joints keep the wooden frame square.

Common phrases: dovetail joint, mortise joint, wood joint

A prison where people are kept as punishment for breaking the law.

• He is back in the joint.
• She spent five years in the joint.
• After leaving the joint, he found steady work.

Similar words: prison, jail

Common phrases: in the joint, leave the joint