Collocations for "joint"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "joint" in context.
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joint
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [shoulder, hip, elbow, knee] joint
- [fractured, hurt, damaged] his [shoulder] joint
- knocked her [shoulder] out of joint
- a [fabric, wood] joint
- [box, dovetail, miter] joints
- joint of [beef, pork, lamb]
- [beef] joint
- [sewn, stapled, covered, layered] at the joint
- her [behavior, attitude] is out of joint with her [upbringing, family situation]
- informal: having [dinner, lunch] at some [burger, Mexican, rib, barbecue, sandwich] joint
- informal: Have you [tried, been to] the new [burger] joint?
- informal: they rocked the joint!
- informal: the joint was [rocking, heaving, packed, buzzing]
- informal: my favorite strip joint
- informal: [stayed at, went to] a classy joint [on the beach, in the mountains]
- slang, drugs: [roll, smoke, pass] a joint
- slang, drugs: a [cannabis, weed, hash] joint
- it was a joint effort
- made a joint effort to [get, do, make, ensure]
- [issued, made] a joint statement [on, concerning]
- take joint action to [combat, defeat]
- form a joint task force
- is the joint favorite (to win)
- the joint winner of the [competition, prize, tournament, contest]
- a joint venture [to, with, between]
- a joint meeting (of)
- a joint [committee, commission] (on, of)
- joint research [centers, projects, efforts]
- a joint resolution (designating, proposing, to)
- joint a [doll, panel, frame, door]
- joint [an arm, a leg]
- joint a [chicken, pig, rabbit, cut of beef]
- joint it at the [shoulders, knees, middle]
- jointed with [rings, hinges, screws]
- jointing [brickwork, stonework]
- joint (the) [edges, planks, pieces, parts]
- [plane, sand, glue] and joint
- needs joint [surgery, replacement]
- suffers from (acute) joint pain
- (painful) joint inflammation
'joint' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):