Joint

(noun.) marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking.

(noun.) junction by which parts or objects are joined together.

(noun.) a disreputable place of entertainment.

(noun.) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion).

(verb.) separate (meat) at the joint.

(verb.) fasten with a joint.

(verb.) provide with a joint; 'the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood'.

(verb.) fit as if by joints; 'The boards fit neatly'.

(adj.) involving both houses of a legislature; 'a joint session of Congress' .

(adj.) united or combined; 'a joint session of Congress'; 'joint owners' .

(adj.) affecting or involving two or more; 'joint income-tax return'; 'joint ownership' .

休伯特校对

• Can I separate my father's twin-brother, joint inheritor, and next successor, from himself? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• A joint of any size could be soaked; the only thing was to give it plenty of time. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• The stove-pipe fell, dislocated at every joint. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• She was, of course, the object of their joint dislike. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• The joint family system, he said, has descended to us from time immemorial, the Aryan patriarchal system of old still holding sway in India. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Mr. Bullock to continue, for their joint benefit, the affairs of the commercial house, or to go out, as he thought fit. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• This constitution was chiefly the joint production of a worthy philosopher Sieyès, who was one of the three consuls, and Bonaparte. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Stephenson laid down new rails at Killingworth with half-lap joints, or extending over each other for a certain distance at the ends, instead of the butt joints that were formerly used. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Deep in midnight, she was awaked by a rustling near her; she would have started up, but her stiff joints refused to obey her will. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Presently he stopped and picked out a square piece of board, such as is usually left to enable plumbers to get at the joints of the gas-pipes. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The diving case is not absolutely water-tight, nor is it desired that it should be so, as the slight leakage acts as a lubricant to the joints, and aids in their movements. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Chairs, lounges and lighter furniture were thus made from bent pieces of wood with very few joints, having a neat and attractive appearance, and possessing great strength. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Considerable skill is required to do this, as all the joints and seams must be rolled down smooth and firm to ensure a solid boot or shoe. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Her hand is large--it's these modern sports that spread the joints--but the skin is white. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The cue bridge handle is made in a manner similar to the cue, except that it is not jointed and the span is substituted for the tip. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Gordon, Brunton and Gurney attempted a curious and amusing steam carriage, resembling a horse in action--having jointed legs and feet, but this animal was not successful. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• This is generally done by causing the piston-rod to work between guides, and a jointed arm connects it with the crank. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The boring rods are from ten to twenty feet in length, capable of being jointed together by box and screw, and having a chisel inserted at the lower end. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• This is the jointed cue--a great convenience to the player who travels or carries his cue home when he plays at the club or public academy. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Now the top of one lever was jointed, so that a sideways movement of the wrist was sufficient to move the rudder for steering in the horizontal plane. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.

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