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| Main Entry: |
joint
 [joint] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shared, combined |
| Synonyms: | collective, common, communal, concerted, conjoint, conjunct, consolidated, cooperative, hand in hand, intermutual, joined, mutual, public, united |
| Antonyms: | disjoint, separate, single, uncombined, unshared |
| Main Entry: | joint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cheap hangout |
| Synonyms: | bar, club, dive*, hole in the wall, honky-tonk, juke joint, roadhouse, tavern |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abode |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building or place where one resides |
| Synonyms: | address, apartment, base, casa, co-op, condo, crash pad, crib*, den, digs, domicile, dwelling, flat, flop, habitat, haunt, headquarters, hearth, hole*, home, homestead, house, joint*, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, roost, sanctuary, seat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- Joint infections can have features that resemble gout.
- Savings will come from combining back-office activities and from joint purchasing of aircraft, fuel and ground services.
- Remarkably, only this month was the first joint chief of staff appointed.
| Main Entry: | allied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly; united |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, akin, amalgamated, associated, bound, cognate, combined, confederate, connate, connected, in league, incident, joined, joint, kindred, linked, married, related, unified, wed |
| Antonyms: | disunited, estranged, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | articulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | connection |
| Synonyms: | coupling, hinge, joining, joint, junction, juncture, unification, union |
| Antonyms: | disconnection |
| Main Entry: | attachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
| Synonyms: | adapter, bond, clamp, connection, connector, coupling, fastener, joint, junction, link, tie |
| Main Entry: | butcher |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slay and prepare animal for meat |
| Synonyms: | beef up, carve, clean, cure, cut, cut down, dress, joint, liquidate, salt, slaughter, smoke, stick |
| Main Entry: | casino |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gambling establishment |
| Synonyms: | Monte Carlo, bank, betting house, big store, club, clubhouse, dance hall, dice joint, dive, gambling den, hall, honky-tonk, house, joint, pool hall, roadhouse, rotunda, saloon, track |
| Main Entry: | collective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | composite |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, assembled, collated, combined, common, compiled, concentrated, concerted, conjoint, consolidated, cooperative, corporate, cumulative, gathered, grouped, heaped, hoarded, joint, massed, mutual, piled, shared, unified, united |
| Antonyms: | divided, separate |
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