- 2. Seam, commissure.
- 3. (Anat.) Articulation.
- 4. (Bot.) Knot.
- 5. (Bot.) Internode, space between two joints.
Joint, a. United, combined, concerted.
Joint, v. a.
- 1. (Carpentry.) Join, unite, fit together.
- 2. Disjoint, divide (at the joints), cut up (as meat).
Jointed, a. Articulated, with joints.
Jointer, n. (Carpentry.) Jointing-plane.
Joint heir. Co-heir.
Jointing-plane, n. Jointer.
Jointly, ad. Unitedly, together, conjointly, in conjunction.
Joist, n. Small floor-timber.
Joke, n. Jest, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, jeu d’esprit.
Joke, v. a. Jest, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke.
Joker, n. Jester, wag, humorist.
Jollification, n. (Colloq.) Conviviality, revelry, festivity, carouse, carousal, revel, compotation, potation, wassail, merry frolic, jolly time, drinking-bout, spree (colloq.).
Jollity, n. Merriment, gayety, mirth, fun, frolic, joviality, hilarity.
Jolly, a.
- 1. Merry, joyous, joyful, gay, jovial, airy, mirthful, jocund, playful, frolicsome, sportive, gamesome, funny,
facetious, jocular, waggish, sprightly, lively, jocund, blithe, blithesome, cheery, cheerful.
- 2. Plump, stout, lusty, bouncing, portly, chubby, in good case.
Jolt, v. n. Be shaken (as a wagon by passing over rough ground).
Jolt, v. a. Shake (as a wagon when passing over rough ground).