joint

Definition

  • noun: a point where two bones meet in the body
  • noun: the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it
  • verb: to separate the 'joints' of (as meat)
  • adjective: combining the work of two or more people or groups of people
  • adjective: common to two or more
  • used especially of small grains
  • synonyms: junction, prison, joined

Examples

  • We had to wait a while, but that wasn't any reason for him to get his 'nose out of joint'.

  • My schedule has gotten a little 'out of joint' [='disorganized'] in the past few weeks.

  • ('Brit') They came in 'joint' third. [=they both finished in third place]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) that you know aught of me. Swear So gentlemen, with all my love I do commend me to you, and still your fingers on your lips. I pray The time is out of joint. Oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it fight How now, Ophelia, what's the matter? - Alas, my lord, I have been so affrighted (..)
    2015 Hamlet
  • (..) And why such daily cast of brazen cannon and foreign trade for implements of war What might be toward, that this sweaty haste doth make the night joint-labourer with the day? To the wars, my boy, to the wars! Or at least the whisper goes so Our last king was, as you know, by Fortinbras of Norway... (..)
    2015 Hamlet