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 |
chorioallantois chorioallantoic membrane | the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois |
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 |
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 |
butt joint butt | a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping |
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 |
fish joint | a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams |
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 |
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 |
membrane | a thin pliable sheet of material |
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 |
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 |
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 |
toggle joint | a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot, used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint |
tongue and groove joint | a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board |
universal joint universal | coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions, in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps |
joint probability | the probability of two events occurring together |
mandibular joint temporomandibular joint articulatio temporomandibularis | the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone |
membrane bone | any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation, e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull |
basilar membrane | a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti |
caul veil embryonic membrane | the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) |
fetal membrane | any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus |
cell membrane cytomembrane plasma membrane | a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell, proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell, all cells have a cell membrane |
nictitating membrane third eyelid | a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals |
eardrum tympanum tympanic membrane myringa | the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound |
fertilization membrane | the membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon |
hyaloid membrane hyaloid | the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina |
mucous membrane mucosa | mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior |
synovia synovial fluid | viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. |
membrane tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
semipermeable membrane | a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others |
arachnoid arachnoid membrane | the middle of the meninges |
hymen maidenhead virginal membrane | a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin |
suture sutura fibrous joint | an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) |
synovial joint articulatio synovialis diarthrosis | a joint so articulated as to move freely |
shoulder shoulder joint articulatio humeri | a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula |