Joint: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ค
joint
[ dสษษชnt ]
medical
A point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined.
Synonyms
connection, junction, link
Examples of usage
- The doctor examined the patient's knee joint.
- The joint between the two bones was fractured.
slang
A place where people, especially young people, meet socially.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Let's go to the local joint for a drink.
- The new burger joint in town is very popular.
informal
Shared, held, or made by two or more people together.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- They opened a joint bank account.
- We made a joint decision to move to a new city.
Translations
Translations of the word "joint" in other languages:
๐ต๐น articulaรงรฃo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคเคฏเฅเคเฅเคค
๐ฉ๐ช Gelenk
๐ฎ๐ฉ sendi
๐บ๐ฆ ััะณะปะพะฑ
๐ต๐ฑ staw
๐ฏ๐ต ้ข็ฏ
๐ซ๐ท articulation
๐ช๐ธ articulaciรณn
๐น๐ท eklem
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ด์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูุตู
๐จ๐ฟ kloub
๐ธ๐ฐ kฤบb
๐จ๐ณ ๅ ณ่
๐ธ๐ฎ sklep
๐ฎ๐ธ liรฐamรณt
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑััะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแฎแกแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ oynaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ articulaciรณn
Word origin
The word 'joint' originated from Middle English 'jointe', which came from Old French 'joint', meaning 'joint, junction'. The sense of 'a place of entertainment' emerged in the early 19th century, and the informal use as an adjective to mean 'shared' or 'done by two or more people together' became popular in the mid-20th century.
See also: disjointed, jointed, jointly, joints.