The joining of two or more things.

In anatomy, the joining of two or more bones; an articulation; as the elbow, the knee, or the knuckle.

A knot; the union of two parts of a plant; or the space between two joints; an internode; as the joint of a cane, or of a stalk of maiz.

A hinge; a juncture of parts which admits of motion.

The place where two pieces of timber are united.

In joinery, straight lines are called a joint, when two pieces of wood are planed.

One of the limbs of an animal cut up by the butcher. Out of joint, luxated; dislocated; as when the head of a bone is displaced from its socket. Hence figuratively, confused; disordered; misplaced.

Shared by two or more; as joint property.

United in the same profession; having an interest in the same thing; as a joint-heir or heiress.

United; combined; acting in concert; as a joint force; joint efforts; joint vigor. Joint stock, the capital or fund of a company or partnership in business.

To form with joints or articulations; used mostly in the participle; as the fingers are jointed; a cane has a jointed stalk.

To form many parts into one; as jointed wood.

To cut or divide into joints or quarters.