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say it: joynt
joint is a noun, verb and adjective meaning "(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)". It carries 13 recorded senses.
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
anatomy
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
junction by which parts or objects are joined together
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
provide with a joint
“the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood”
carpentry
fasten with a joint
separate (meat) at the joint
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for joint come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.