China knows how critical America is in this fight, and that joint effort is crucial.
Obama and Biden made Raleigh the site of their first joint campaign appearance.
When she was working on the movie My Forbidden Past with Robert Mitchum, he offered her a joint.
In a few cases, Clinton and Bush have made joint appearances.
And last but not least, we have agreed to prepare what we call a joint review of 21st century common security challenges.
A Yorkshire pudding is very excellent when cooked under this joint.
Not that their joint adventure had actually achieved immorality.
"I know that it is a bit out of joint," Loftus condescended at last to reply.
These rates are determined by joint passenger-tariff associations.
It was said that this equal right was owing to the fact that a joint guarantee had been given by the two Governments.
late 13c., "a part of a body where two bones meet and move in contact with one another," from Old French joint "joint of the body" (12c.), from Latin iunctus "united, connected, associated," past participle of iungere "join" (see jugular). Related: Joints. Slang meaning of "place, building, establishment" (especially one where persons meet for shady activities) first recorded 1877, American English, from an earlier Anglo-Irish sense (1821), perhaps on the notion of a side-room, one "joined" to a main room. The original U.S. sense was especially of "an opium-smoking den."
Meaning "marijuana cigarette" (1938) is perhaps from notion of something often smoked in common, but there are other possibilities; earlier joint in drug slang meant "hypodermic outfit" (1935). Meaning "prison" is attested from 1953 but probably is older. Out of joint in the figurative sense is from early 15c. (literally, of bone displacement, late 14c.).
early 15c., "united," from Old French jointiz (adj.) and joint, literally "joined," past participle of joindre (see join (v.)).
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A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.
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[place senses fr early 1800s Anglo-Irish joint, ''low resort,'' perhaps from its being a nearby, joined room rather than a main room]
