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Joint

noun

A joint is a place where bones or parts connect.

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What does Joint mean?

A joint is a place where bones or parts connect.

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Dictionary definition

A place where two bones or parts connect, especially where the body can bend.

Example sentences

Joint in a sentence

easy

The elbow is a joint in the arm.

medium

Your knee joint helps your leg bend when you walk.

hard

The model showed how a joint allows two bones to move together.

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Practice 1

What does joint mean in body vocabulary?

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Which sentence uses joint correctly?

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Synonyms

Words like Joint

connectionUse for a place where things are joined.
junctionUse for a point where things meet.
Antonyms

Opposite words

separationUse when things are apart.
gapUse for an open space between things.
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Word family

Joint word family

Base word

joint

noun

joints

Plural form of joint.

adjective

jointed

Having joints or connected parts.

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