[{"word":"joint","phonetic":"/dʒɔɪnt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/dʒɔɪnt/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/joint-au.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79241341","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.","synonyms":["hinge","pivot"],"antonyms":[],"example":"This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform."},{"definition":"The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes."},{"definition":"Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong."},{"definition":"A cut of meat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time."},{"definition":"The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg"},{"definition":"A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(somewhat derogatory) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in."},{"definition":"(with the definite article) Prison.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I'm just trying to stay out of the joint."},{"definition":"A marijuana cigarette.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint."},{"definition":"A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The penis.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["hinge","pivot"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a jointing plane"},{"definition":"To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the stones joint, neatly."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Done by two or more people or organisations working together.","synonyms":["mutual","shared"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The play was a joint production between the two companies."}],"synonyms":["mutual","shared"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/joint"]}]