Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts |
Butt joint () A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8. |
Hooke's joint () A universal joint. See under Universal. |
Joint (n.) The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united |
Joint (n.) A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion |
Joint (n.) The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations |
Joint (n.) Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting. |
Joint (n.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification. |
Joint (n.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc. |
Joint (n.) The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together. |
Joint (a.) Joined |
Joint (a.) Involving the united activity of two or more |
Joint (a.) United, joined, or sharing with another or with others |
Joint (a.) Shared by, or affecting two or more |
Joint (v. t.) To unite by a joint or joints |
Joint (v. t.) To join |
Joint (v. t.) To provide with a joint or joints |
Joint (v. t.) To separate the joints |
Joint (v. i.) To fit as if by joints |
Joint-fir (n.) A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed |
Red-tape (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under Red, a. |
Sealing wax () A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc. |
Straight-joint (a.) Having straight joints. |
Straight-joint (a.) Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves. |
Straight-joint (a.) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge. |
Strip (v. t.) To deprive |
Strip (v. t.) To divest of clothing |
Strip (v. t.) To dismantle |
Strip (v. t.) To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips. |
Strip (v. t.) To deprive of all milk |
Strip (v. t.) To pass |
Strip (v. t.) To pull or tear off, as a covering |
Strip (v. t.) To tear off (the thread) from a bolt or nut |
Strip (v. t.) To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut) |
Strip (v. t.) To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action. |
Strip (v. t.) To remove fiber, flock, or lint from |
Strip (v. t.) To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands" |
Strip (v. i.) To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering |
Strip (v. i.) To fail in the thread |
Strip (n.) A narrow piece, or one comparatively long |
Strip (n.) A trough for washing ore. |
Strip (n.) The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion. |
Strip-leaf (n.) Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing. |
Tape (n.) A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen |
Tape (n.) A tapeline |
Water joint () A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints. |
beggar-my-neighbor beggar-my-neighbour strip-Jack-naked | a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards |
strip poker | poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing |
strip striptease strip show | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music, she did a strip right in front of everyone |
joint venture | a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise, a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows |
waterproofing sealing | the act of treating something to make it repel water |
strip cropping | cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion |
strip mining opencast mining | the mining of ore or coal from an open mine |
strip search | searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes |
bureaucratic procedure red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
glass lizard glass snake joint snake | snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail |
fetlock fetlock joint | the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern |
hock hock-joint | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals, corresponds to the human ankle |
adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
airstrip flight strip landing strip strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
artificial joint | a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee) |
ball-and-socket joint | a joint that can rotate within a socket |
bimetallic strip | a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature |
butt joint butt | a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping |
cassette tape | a cassette that contains magnetic tape |
cellulose tape Scotch tape Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
clip joint | a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment |
dovetail dovetail joint | a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises |
duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
fish joint | a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams |
friction tape insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
furring strip furring | strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard |
hinge flexible joint | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
joint marijuana cigarette reefer stick spliff | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking |
joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together |
joint | a disreputable place of entertainment |
Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM | a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs |
juke jook juke joint jook joint juke house jook house | a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox |
junction barrier barrier strip | a junction unit for connecting cables without the need for plugs |
knuckle joint hinge joint | a joint allowing movement in one plane only |
lap joint splice | joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together |
leather strip | implement consisting of a strip of leather |
magnetic tape mag tape tape | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide, used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information, he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview |
masking tape masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
miter joint mitre joint miter mitre | joint that forms a corner, usually both sides are bevelled at a -degree angle to form a -degree corner |
Mobius strip | a continuous closed surface with only one side, formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one enddegrees and joining it with the other end |
mortise joint mortise-and-tenon joint | a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other |
rabbet joint | a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards |
rib joint pliers | a type of pliers |
scarf joint scarf | a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end |
sealing wax seal | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm, used for sealing documents and parcels and letters |
slip-joint pliers | pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws |
strap hinge joint hinge | a hinge with two long straps, one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame |
strip slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
strip | thin piece of wood or metal |
strip lighting | light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination |