Join vs. Joint

Join vs. Joint — Is There a Difference?
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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.
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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.
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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 leg

Joinverb

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 issue

Jointnoun

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 B

Jointnoun

(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 man

Jointnoun

A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.

Joinverb

cause to become joined or linked;

join these two parts so that they fit together

Jointnoun

The penis.

Joinverb

come into the company of;

She joined him for a drink

Jointverb

(transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together

to joint boards, a jointing plane

Joinverb

make contact or come together;

The two roads join here

Jointverb

(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 airport

Jointverb

(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 neatly

Jointverb

provide with a joint;

the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood

Jointverb

fasten with a joint

Jointverb

separate (meat) at the joint

Jointadjective

united or combined;

a joint session of Congressjoint owners

Jointadjective

affecting or involving two or more;

joint income-tax returnjoint ownership

Jointadjective

involving both houses of a legislature;

a joint session of Congress