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adjective

Definition of jointnext
as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group a joint effort by residents of the neighborhood to help reduce crime

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joint

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noun

ˈjȯint How to pronounce joint (audio)
1
as in junction
a place where two or more things are united the leak was found at a joint in the pipe

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2
as in place
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business let's go to the local burger joint

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3
as in penitentiary
slang a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser

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Recent Examples of joint
Adjective
Grossman was encouraging him to expand his horizons (and with it their joint revenue stream) by getting into theater. — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 RoboParty also revealed that the RP1 delivers peak joint torque of up to 160 N•m. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
The impact of the crash was so forceful that she was thrown to the other side of the restaurant, while the car continued and crashed through the wall of the burger joint. — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Switching to a dedicated court shoe provides the low-profile lateral stability your joints need. — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for joint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joint
  1. collective
  2. junction
  3. place
  4. penitentiary
  5. collaborative
  6. intersection
  7. establishment
  8. jail
Adjective
  • Part of our collective mounting dread is that this technology is far outstripping the ability, access, and time required to study its effects on human beings.
    — Laura Reiley, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
  • O’Hare though paid individuals a collective $16,000 for canvassing, whereas Simmons doesn’t report spending any.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of collective
Noun
  • Gins, Oudard said, sit at the crucial junction where agricultural output becomes textile industry input.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The approach, published in Energy & Environmental Science, could offer a route to surpass the conventional theoretical efficiency limit for single-junction solar cells.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of junction
Noun
  • This collection of restaurants is designed to bring in locals and help revive the already emerging riverfront as a place to be in the city.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
  • This is a place to take a risk, to surrender, and at the very least, to experience something that can only happen for you in that moment — something altogether fleeting that is just yours.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • Ker’Sean Ramey, 41, is set to die by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • LeJames Norman, 40, was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of penitentiary
Adjective
  • Next up, Lowenstein told Fortune exclusively, are collaborative features that will let members plan alongside their spouses, siblings, executive assistants, children, and closest friends.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Afterward, Fauci met with a Chinese delegation, comprised of various CCP members, to debrief them on the NIH’s collaborative work with China.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborative
Noun
  • What all three films have in common, aside from various intersections and overlaps in their stories, is their repositioning of tech billionaires as the new screen villains.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • County officials said the intersection meets the criteria for a traffic signal based on peak-hour traffic conditions.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of intersection
Noun
  • The retail food establishment has different over the counter medicine for sale with a label only in Spanish from other countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Tied for second place is Tony's Pizza Napoletana, a San Francisco establishment run by 13-time world pizza champion Tony Gemignani.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of establishment
Noun
  • As an alternative to jail time, the federal prosecutors suggested a year of probation, 100 hours of community service and a $1,000 fine.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
  • With O’Hare at the helm, the county has redistricted, gone from meeting four times to once a month, privatized rent and utility assistance, reduced the number of polling locations, and seen a steady stream of jail inmate deaths continue.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of jail

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