v. i. To be contiguous, close, or in contact; to come together; to unite; to mingle; to form a union; as, the bones of the skull join; two rivers join. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whose house joined hard to the synagogue. Acts xviii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? Ezra ix. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nature and fortune joined to make thee great. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Geom.) The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines. Henrici. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The place or part where objects have been joined; a joint; a seam. [ PJC ]

3. (Computers) The combining of multiple tables to answer a query in a relational database system. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Joined p. pr. & vb. n. Joining. ] [ OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See Yoke, and cf. Conjugal, Junction, Junta. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append. [ 1913 Webster ]

Woe unto them that join house to house. Is. v. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn
Like twenty torches joined. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy tuneful voice with numbers join. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To associate one's self to; to be or become connected with; to league one's self with; to unite with; as, to join a party; to join the church. [ 1913 Webster ]

We jointly now to join no other head. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To unite in marriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that joineth his virgin in matrimony. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Matt. xix. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To enjoin upon; to command. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They join them penance, as they call it. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To meet with and accompany; as, we joined them at the restaurant. [ PJC ]

7. To combine with (another person) in performing some activity; as, join me in welcoming our new president. [ PJC ]

To join battle,
To join issue. See under Battle, Issue.

Syn. -- To add; annex; unite; connect; combine; consociate; couple; link; append. See Add. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. & F. joignant, p. pr. of joindre to join. ] Adjoining. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. joindre. See Join, v. t. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Confirmed by mutual joinder of your hands. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) (a) A joining of parties as plaintiffs or defendants in a suit. (b) Acceptance of an issue tendered in law or fact. (c) A joining of causes of action or defense in civil suits or criminal prosecutions. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. married. unmarried
Syn. -- united. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks.
Syn. -- coupled, linked. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. connected by or sharing a wall with another building. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, joins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings. “One Snug, the joiner.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A wood-working machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising, tenoning, grooving, etc.

Syn. -- See Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art, or trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner; doing the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings. [ 1913 Webster ]

A piece of joinery . . . whimsically dovetailed. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Writing in which letters are joined in words; -- distinguished from writing in single letters. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint. See Join. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction; as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel,
Must glove this hand. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To tear thee joint by joint. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. [ Jag a notch. ] A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall. [ Now Chiefly U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

9. (Theaters) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

10. a disreputable establishment, or a place of low resort, as for smoking opium; -- also used for a commercial establishment, implying a less than impeccable reputation, but often in jest; as, talking about a high-class joint is an oxymoron. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

11. a marijuana cigarette. [ Slang ] [ PJC ]

12. prison; -- used with “the”. [ Slang ] “ he spent five years in the joint.” [ PJC ]

Coursing joint (Masonry), the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones. --
Fish joint,
Miter joint,
Universal joint, etc. See under Fish, Miter, etc. --
Joint bolt, a bolt for fastening two pieces, as of wood, one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of the pieces. --
Joint chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of abutting rails. --
Joint coupling, a universal joint for coupling shafting. See under Universal. --
Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge. --
Joint splice, a reënforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation. --
Joint stool. (a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool. Shak. (b) A block for supporting the end of a piece at a joint; a joint chair. --
Out of joint, out of place; dislocated, as when the head of a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well together; disordered. “The time is out of joint.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]