n.
Function: verb
Etymology: 1 joint
Date: 1530
transitive verb
1 : to separate the joints of (as meat)
2 a : to unite by a joint : fit together b : to provide with a joint : ARTICULATE c : to prepare (as a board) for joining by planing the edge
intransitive verb
1 : to fit as if by joints <the stones joint neatly>
2 : to form joints as a stage in growth ― used especially of small grains