(architecture, of a floor) Whose boards are laid so that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves.

A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center.

Alternative spelling of ball-and-socket joint

(architecture) A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken, intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints.

(construction) A groove which is formed, sawn, or tooled in a concrete or masonry structure to regulate the location and amount of cracking and separation resulting from the dimensional change of different parts of the structure, thereby avoiding the development of high stresses.

Pronunciation spelling of joining.

An arrangement whereby the mother and the father share the physical and legal custody of a child.

A mythical creature of the southern United States, a snake that can reassemble itself when broken or cut into pieces.

plural of joint snake

plural of joint-stock company