jointadjective
uk/dʒɔɪnt/us/dʒɔɪnt/B2 belonging to or shared between two or more people:
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- He holds joint citizenship in Sweden and Peru.
- The parents were given joint custody of the child.
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Sharing
- allocate
- allot
- allotment
- apportion
- cake
- distribution
- divide/split (sth) down the middle idiom
- divvy
- divvy sth up
- double
- double up
- Dutch
- half
- middle
- ration sth out
- redistribute
- share and share alike idiom
- share-out
- shareable
- split
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jointnoun [ C ]
uk/dʒɔɪnt/us/dʒɔɪnt/joint noun [ C ] (BODY)
C2 a place in your body where two bones are connected:
to force a joint in the body out of its correct position by accident:
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Bone structures
- acetabular
- acetabulum
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- breastbone
- coccyx
- endoskeleton
- iliac
- ilium
- intercarpal
- intercondylar
- interosseous
- kneecap
- sacroiliac
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous
- sacrum
- sagittal
- trapezium
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joint noun [ C ] (CONNECTION)
a place where two things are fastened together:
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Connecting and combining
- abut
- adjoin
- aggregate
- allied
- amalgamate
- assemblage
- bind
- desegregate
- dovetail
- eclectic
- entwine
- fuse
- fusion
- hitch
- linkage
- lump sb/sth together
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- merge
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joint noun [ C ] (MEAT)
a large piece of meat that is cooked in one piece:
a piece of meat for cooking, usually containing a bone:
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Cuts of meat
- boneless
- braising steak
- brisket
- chop
- chuck steak
- chump chop
- flank steak
- flitch
- ground beef
- hamburger
- jerky
- medallion
- nugget
- rasher
- rib
- saddle
- schnitzel
- silverside
- sirloin (steak)
- spare ribs
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joint noun [ C ] (PLACE)
C1 informal a bar or restaurant that serves food and drink at low prices:
slang a place where people go for entertainment, especially one that has a bad reputation:
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Restaurants & cafes
- all-you-can-eat
- automat
- bill of fare
- bistro
- brasserie
- buffet
- coffee house
- coffee shop
- diner
- drive-through
- eatery
- grill
- mess
- restaurateur
- roadhouse
- rotisserie
- salad bar
- send
- truck stop
- à la carte
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joint noun [ C ] (DRUG)
slang a cigarette containing the drug cannabis
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Specific types of drug
- amyl nitrite
- antiretroviral
- blunt
- cisplatin
- coke
- corticosteroid
- designer drug
- dope
- downer
- hash
- junk
- marijuana
- methamphetamine
- mind-altering
- narcotic
- pep pill
- popper
- skunkweed
- stimulant
- weed
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Idiom(s)
jointverb [ T ]
uk/dʒɔɪnt/us/dʒɔɪnt/to cut meat into large pieces ready for cooking
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Preparing animals & fish for cooking
- bone
- boneless
- butcher
- butchery
- ceviche
- clean
- disembowel
- filet
- fillet
- gut
- pluck
- render
- render sth down
- rendering
- shuck
- skewer
- skin
- skinless
- tenderize
- truss