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Noun joint has 6 senses
  1. joint, articulation, articulatio - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
    --1 is a kind of body part
    --1 is a part of articulatory system; endoskeleton
    --1 has parts: hip socket; articular muscle
    --1 has particulars:
     fetlock, fetlock joint; hock; stifle, knee; elbow; suture, sutura, fibrous joint; synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis
  2. joint - a disreputable place of entertainment
    --2 is a kind of     spot
  3. articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
    --3 is a kind of connection, connexion, link
    --3 has particulars: esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction
    Derived forms: verb joint3, verb joint2, verb joint1
  4. roast, joint - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
    --4 is a kind of cut, cut of meat
    --4 has particulars:
     blade roast; pot roast; rib roast, standing rib roast; top round; rump roast; beef roast, roast beef; veal roast, roast veal; lamb roast, roast lamb; pork roast, roast pork
  5. joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together
    --5 is a kind of     junction, conjunction
    --5 has particulars:
     ball-and-socket joint; butt joint, butt; hinge, flexible joint; knuckle joint, hinge joint; lap joint, splice; miter joint, mitre joint, miter, mitre; mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint; rabbet joint; scarf joint, scarf; seam; toggle joint; weld
    Derived forms: verb joint3, verb joint1
  6. joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
    --6 is a kind of cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag
    --6 has substances: cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja
    --6 has particulars:
     juke, jook, juke joint, jook joint, juke house, jook house
Verb joint has 4 senses
  1. joint - fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly"
    --1 is one way to     fit, go
    Derived forms: noun joint5, noun joint3
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. joint, articulate - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
    --2 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
    Derived forms: noun joint3, noun jointer1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. joint - fasten with a joint
    --3 is one way to     fasten, fix, secure
    Derived forms: noun joint5, noun joint3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. joint - separate (meat) at the joint
    --4 is one way to     separate, disunite, divide, part
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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