Synonyms for joint
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hinge — the point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate
2. Stick — A marijuana cigarette
stick, reefer, spliff UK AU, doobie, marijuana cigarette, doob, toke tube slang, roach slang
3. Articulation — any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing…
articulation, arthrosis rare
Other
knee, elbow, roast, knuckle, union, place of business, member, seam, organ, mitre UK, miter US, suture, commissure
Adjective
1. Mutual — done by two or more people or organisations working together
Other
united, concerted, collective, conjoint, combined, corporate, cooperative, concurrent, conjunctive, conjunct
Definitions
- n. 1
The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
- n. 2
Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
- n. 3
A marijuana cigarette.
After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.
- adj. 1
Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
The play was a joint production between the two companies.
Related words
- Word family
- jointed jointly jointweed jointworm
- Phrases
- juke joint finger joint joint pine joint snake elbow joint gin joint strip joint ball-and-socket joint
- Is a kind of
- cut
Forms
- Plural
- joints → hinges, pivots, screws, sticks…
Example sentences
- knee After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.
- elbow You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water.
- knuckle It is easy to knuckle down if you have enough motivation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| joint | falling | |
| doobie | steady | |
| knee | rising | |
| elbow | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- knee1, seam1, doob
- 5 letters
- union2, stick1, screw1, organ2, roast1, elbow2, pivot2, roach1, hinge1, mitre2, miter2
- 6 letters
- united3, member2, common2, shared1, mutual3, suture2, reefer2, doobie, spliff
- 7 letters
- knuckle2
- 8 letters
- combined2, junction2, juncture2, conjunct, conjoint
- 9 letters
- corporate3, concerted3, arthrosis
- 10 letters
- collective3, concurrent3, commissure
- 11 letters
- cooperative5, conjunctive
- 12 letters
- articulation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- articulation
- Italiano
- articolazione
- Español
- articulación
- Deutsch
- Gelenk
- Català
- articulació