joint | Definition of joint

joint

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of joint

1 a place where two or more things are united

the leak was found at a joint in the pipe

Synonyms of joint

connection, coupling, join, joining, jointure, junction, juncture

Words Related to joint

link, nexus, tie

interconnection, intersection

abutment, articulation, attachment

concourse, confluence, meeting

Near Antonyms of joint

cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gap, rift, separation

2 a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business

let's go to the local burger joint

Synonyms of joint

establishment, parlor, place, salon

Words Related to joint

facility, installation

den, dive, hole

3 slang a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser

Synonyms of joint

bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jail, jailhouse, jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]

Words Related to joint

bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank

glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s)

concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp

dungeon, keep, oubliette

reformatory, reform school, training school

Near Antonyms of joint