Synonyms for joint
noun
A juncture
union, crux, nexus, articulation, coupling, hinge, tie, swivel, link, connection, interconnection, junction, point of union, bond, splice, vinculum, bend, copula, hyphen, bracket, tangency, bridge, conjuncture, impingement, confluence, joining structure, linking device, combining process, association; see also link.
A section
piece, member, unit, digit, portion, division, block, step, chink, sector, fragment, segment, limb, bone, lobe, cell, offshoot, constituent, slab, chunk; see also part 1, piece 1.
*An establishment, particularly one providing entertainment
hangout*, dump*, hole in the wall*; see dive 2.
*A marijuana cigarette
reefer*, stick*, roach*; see marijuana.
out of joint
See joint in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A point or position at which two or more things are joined:
connection, coupling, junction, juncture, seam, union. See connect- (Slang)
A disreputable or run-down bar or restaurant:
(Slang) dive, honky-tonk. See good - (Slang)
A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:
brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. (Informal) lockup, pen3. (Slang) big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, jug, pokey1, slammer, stir2. (Chiefly Regional) calaboose. See free
adjective
Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike:
common, communal, conjoint, general, mutual, public. See group
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