Idioms for joint

    out of joint,
    1. dislocated, as a bone.
    2. in an unfavorable state; inauspicious: The time is out of joint.
    3. out of keeping; inappropriate: Such behavior seems wholly out of joint with their fine upbringing.

Origin of joint

1250–1300; 1900–05 for def 6; Middle English < Old French joint, jointe < Latin junctum, juncta, neuter and feminine of junctus (past participle of jungere “to join”), equivalent to jung- join + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM joint

sub·joint, noun

Example sentences from the Web for joint

British Dictionary definitions for joint

joint
/ (dʒɔɪnt) /

noun

adjective

verb (tr)

Derived forms of joint

jointly, adverb

Medical definitions for joint

joint
[ joint ]

n.

A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.

Scientific definitions for joint

joint
[ joint ]

Anatomy A usually movable body part in which adjacent bones are joined by ligaments and other fibrous tissues. See also ball-and-socket joint hinge joint.
Zoology A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.
Botany A point on a plant stem from which a leaf or branch grows.

Idioms and Phrases with joint

joint

see nose out of joint; out of joint.