Definition of joint

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"Joint (v. t.) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat..

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Coheiress :: Coheiress (n.) A female heir who inherits with other heiresses; a joint heiress.
Nettling :: Nettling (n.) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are jointed end so as to form one rope.
Consignificative :: Consignificative (a.) Consignificant; jointly significate.
Cramp :: Cramp (n.) A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc..
Rickety :: Rickety (a.) Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky.
Exarticulate :: Exarticulate (a.) Having but one joint; -- said of certain insects.
Concurrence :: Concurrence (n.) A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design or act; -- implying joint approbation.
Trochantine :: Trochantine (n.) The second joint of the leg of an insect, -- often united with the coxa..
Articulation :: Articulation (n.) A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.
Unjoint :: Unjoint (v. t.) To disjoint.
Paraphysis :: Paraphysis (n.) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants..
Circumferentor :: Circumferentor (n.) A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360�, and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a tripod by a ball and socket joint..
Capsule :: Capsule (n.) A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ..
Ankle :: Ankle (n.) The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.
Salpicon :: Salpicon (n.) Chopped meat, bread, etc., used to stuff legs of veal or other joints; stuffing; farce..
Inarticulate :: Inarticulate (a.) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm..
Articulate :: Articulate (a.) Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants..
Synergist :: Synergism (n.) The doctrine or theory, attributed to Melanchthon, that in the regeneration of a human soul there is a cooperation, or joint agency, on the part both of God and of man..
Hinge :: Hinge (n.) The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather, which serves as a joint to turn on..
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints..
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