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Joint

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.

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Similar meaning 26

Clannish 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique; actuated by the traditions, prejudices…

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Clannish 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique; actuated by the traditions, prejudices…

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Collective 84% connected

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

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Collective 84% connected

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

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Concerted 84% connected

of Concert

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Concerted 84% connected

of Concert

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Conjoined 84% connected

of Conjoin

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Conjoined 84% connected

of Conjoin

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Conjoint 84% connected

United; connected; associated.

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Conjoint 84% connected

United; connected; associated.

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Conjunct 84% connected

United; conjoined; concurrent.

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Conjunct 84% connected

United; conjoined; concurrent.

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Conjunctive 84% connected

Serving to unite; connecting together.

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Conjunctive 84% connected

Serving to unite; connecting together.

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Cooperative 84% connected

Operating jointly to the same end.

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Cooperative 84% connected

Operating jointly to the same end.

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Corporate 84% connected

Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; a…

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Corporate 84% connected

Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; a…

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Many-sided 84% connected

Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic.

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Many-sided 84% connected

Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic.

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Multilateral 84% connected

Having many sides; many-sided.

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Multilateral 84% connected

Having many sides; many-sided.

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Shared 84% connected

of Share

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Shared 84% connected

of Share

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United 84% connected

of Unite

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United 84% connected

of Unite

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Broader term 24

Butt 76% connected

Alt. of But

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Cigarette 76% connected

A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.

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Conjunction 76% connected

The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league.

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Connection 76% connected

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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Connexion 76% connected

Connection. See Connection.

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Disunite 76% connected

To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.

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Divide 76% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Fag 76% connected

A knot or coarse part in cloth.

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Fasten 76% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fit 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Furnish 76% connected

To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provis…

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Junction 76% connected

The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

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Link 76% connected

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

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Offer 76% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Provide 76% connected

To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

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Render 76% connected

One who rends.

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Spot 76% connected

A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

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Supply 76% connected

To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an a…

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Narrower term 17

Butt 76% connected

Alt. of But

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Butt joint 76% connected

A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8.

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Diarthrosis 76% connected

A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion; a complete joint; abarticulation. See Articulation.

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Elbow 76% connected

The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.

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Fetlock 76% connected

The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals. Also, the joint…

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Hinge 76% connected

The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather, which serves as a jo…

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Hock 76% connected

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

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Juke 76% connected

To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.

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Knee 76% connected

In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.

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Miter 76% connected

Alt. of Mitre

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Mitre 76% connected

A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two…

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Scarf 76% connected

A cormorant.

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Seam 76% connected

Grease; tallow; lard.

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Splice 76% connected

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an en…

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Stifle 76% connected

The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- ca…

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Suture 76% connected

The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a s…

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Weld 76% connected

To wield.

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Derivationally related 6

Articulate 74% connected

Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

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Articulate 74% connected

Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

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Articulation 74% connected

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

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Articulation 74% connected

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

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Roast 74% connected

To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces wit…

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Roast 74% connected

To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces wit…

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Substance part 2

Cannabis 70% connected

A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceae; hemp.

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Ganja 70% connected

The dried hemp plant, used in India for smoking. It is extremely narcotic and intoxicating.

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Containing whole 1

Endoskeleton 70% connected

The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.

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Collective 66% connected

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

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Collective 66% connected

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

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Common 66% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Common 66% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Synonym 8

Articulate 92% connected

Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

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Articulation 92% connected

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

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Join 92% connected

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

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Junction 92% connected

The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

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Juncture 92% connected

A joining; a union; an alliance.

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Reefer 92% connected

One who reefs; -- a name often given to midshipmen.

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Roast 92% connected

To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces wit…

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Stick 92% connected

A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

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Antonym 2

Separate 94% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Separate 94% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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