Join vs. Joint
Difference Between Join and Joint
Joinnoun
An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
Jointadjective
Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
The play was a joint production between the two companies.Joinnoun
An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
Jointnoun
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.Joinnoun
(algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨.
Jointnoun
The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.Joinverb
(transitive) To combine into one; to put together.
The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe.We joined our efforts to get an even better result.Jointnoun
(anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
Joinverb
(intransitive) To come together; to meet.
Parallel lines never join.These two rivers join in about 80 miles.Jointnoun
The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.Joinverb
(transitive) To come into the company of.
I will join you watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work.Jointnoun
A cut of meat.
Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.Joinverb
(transitive) To become a member of.
Many children join a sports club.Most politicians have joined a party.Jointnoun
The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the legJoinverb
To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
By joining the Customer table on the Product table, we can show each customer's name alongside the products they have ordered.Jointnoun
(geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
Joinverb
To unite in marriage.
Jointnoun
A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries.
It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.Joinverb
To enjoin upon; to command.
Jointnoun
A place of resort for tramps.
Joinverb
To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
to join encounter, battle, or issueJointnoun
An opium den.
Joinnoun
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Jointnoun
Prison.
I'm just trying to stay out of the joint.Joinnoun
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets;
let C be the union of the sets A and BJointnoun
(slang) A marijuana cigarette.
After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.Joinverb
become part of; become a member of a group or organization;
He joined the Communist Party as a young manJointnoun
A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.
Joinverb
cause to become joined or linked;
join these two parts so that they fit togetherJointnoun
The penis.
Joinverb
come into the company of;
She joined him for a drinkJointverb
(transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
to joint boards, a jointing planeJoinverb
make contact or come together;
The two roads join hereJointverb
(transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
Joinverb
be or become joined or united or linked;
The two streets connect to become a highwayOur paths joinedThe travelers linked up again at the airportJointverb
(transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
Jointverb
(transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
Jointverb
(intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
the stones joint, neatly.Jointnoun
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
Jointnoun
a disreputable place of entertainment
Jointnoun
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Jointnoun
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
Jointnoun
junction by which parts or objects are joined together
Jointnoun
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Jointverb
fit as if by joints;
The boards fit neatlyJointverb
provide with a joint;
the carpenter jointed two pieces of woodJointverb
fasten with a joint
Jointverb
separate (meat) at the joint
Jointadjective
united or combined;
a joint session of Congressjoint ownersJointadjective
affecting or involving two or more;
joint income-tax returnjoint ownershipJointadjective
involving both houses of a legislature;
a joint session of Congress
