Def: Eating joint – A cheap restaurant (see Dict. for other definitions).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
joint (noun)1.
a) (1) the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it
(2) - node
b) a part or space included between two articulations, knots, or nodes
c) a large piece of meat for roasting
2.
a) a place where two things or parts are - joined
b) a space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together (as by cement or mortar)
c) a fracture or crack in rock not accompanied by dislocation
d) the flexing part of a cover along either spine edge of a book
e) the junction of two or more members of a framed structure
f) a union formed by two abutting rails in a track including the elements (as bars and bolts) necessary to hold the abutting rails together
g) an area at which two ends, surfaces, or edges are attached
3.
a) a shabby or disreputable place of entertainment
b) - place establishment
c) slang - prison
4.
a marijuana cigarette
1.
- united combined the joint influences of culture and climate
2.
common to two or more as
a) (1) involving the united activity of two or more - a joint effort
(2) constituting an activity, operation, or organization in which elements of more than one armed service participate - joint maneuvers
(3) constituting an action or expression of two or more governments - joint peace talks
b) shared by or affecting two or more - a joint fine
3.
united, , or sharing with another (as in a right or status) - joined joint heirs
4.
being a function of or involving two or more variables and especially random variables
transitive verb
1.
to separate the of (as meat) - joints
2.
a) to unite by a joint fit together
b) to provide with a joint - articulate
intransitive verb
c) to prepare (as a board) for by planing the edge - joining
1.
to fit as if by joints - the stones joint neatly
2.
to form joints as a stage in growth - used especially of small grains
