Job - Joint

5. A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job. [Colloq.]
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6. A task, or the execution of a task; as, Michelangelo did a great job on the David statue.
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7. (Computers) A task or coordinated set of tasks for a multitasking computer, submitted for processing as a single unit, usually for execution in background. See .
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☞ Job is used adjectively to signify doing jobs, used for jobs, or let on hire to do jobs; as, job printer; job master; job horse; job wagon, etc.
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Coloq. By the job , at a stipulated sum for the work, or for each piece of work done; -- distinguished from time work; as, the house was built by the job. -- Coloq. Job lot , a quantity of goods, usually miscellaneous, sold out of the regular course of trade, at a certain price for the whole; as, these articles were included in a job lot. -- Coloq. Job master , one who lest out horses and carriages for hire, as for family use. [Eng.] -- Coloq. Job printer , one who does miscellaneous printing, esp. circulars, cards, billheads, etc. -- Coloq. Odd job , miscellaneous work of a petty kind; occasional work, of various kinds, or for various people. -- Coloq. to do a job on , to harm badly or destroy. [slang] -- Coloq. on the job , alert; performing a responsibility well. [slang]
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Job (jŏb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jobbed (jŏbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jobbing.]
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1. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument. L'Estrange.
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2. To thrust in, as a pointed instrument. Moxon.
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3. To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract.
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4. (Com.) To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.
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5. To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage. Thackeray.
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Job, v. i. 1. To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
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Authors of all work, to job for the season. Moore.
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2. To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
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And judges job, and bishops bite the town. Pope.
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3. To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
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Job (jōb), n. The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man.
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Coloq. Job's comforter . (a) A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes. (b) A boil. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. Job's news , bad news. Carlyle. -- Coloq. Job's tears (Bot.), a kind of grass (Coix Lacryma), with hard, shining, pearly grains.
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Jobation (?), n. [Prov. E. job to scold, to reprove, perh. fr. Job, the proper name.] A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof. [Law] Grose.
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Jobber (?), n. 1. One who works by the job.
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2. A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber. [Eng.]
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3. One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers.
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4. One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue.
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Jobbernowl (?), n. [OE. jobbernoule, fr. jobarde a stupid fellow; cf. E. noll.] A blockhead. [Colloq. & Obs.] H. Taylor.
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Jobbery (?), n. 1. The act or practice of jobbing.
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2. Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal jobbery. Mayhew.
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Jobbing (?), a. 1. Doing chance work or odd jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter.
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2. Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician. London Sat. Rev.
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Coloq. Jobbing house , a mercantile establishment which buys from importers, wholesalers or manufacturers, and sells to retailers. [U.S.]
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job control language (Computers) A programming language used to specify the manner, timing, and other requirements of execution of a task or set of tasks submitted for execution, especially in background, on a multitasking computer; a programming language for controlling job{7} execution. Abbreviated JCL.
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Jocantry (?), n. [L. jocans, p. pr. of jocare to jest, fr. jocus a jest.] The act or practice of jesting. [Obs.]
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jock n. 1. a person trained to compete in sports; an athlete. [wns=1]
Syn. -- athlete.
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2. A jockstrap.
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3. A .
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Coloq. shock jock a radio talk-show host who is notorious for voicing unpopular, controversial, or shocking opinions guaranteed to offend many people.
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Jockey (?), n.; pl. Jockeys (#). [Dim. of Jack, Scot. Jock; orig., a boy who rides horses. See 2d .]
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1. A professional rider of horses in races. Addison.
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2. A dealer in horses; a horse trader. Macaulay.
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3. A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
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Jockey, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jockeyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jockeying.] 1. “ To jostle by riding against one.” Johnson.
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2. To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer.
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3. To maneuver; to move in an intricate manner so as to avoid obstacles; as, to jockey a large cabinet up a winding staircase.
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Jockey, v. i. 1. To play or act the jockey; to cheat.
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2. To maneuver oneself aggressivley or skillfully so as to achieve an advantage; as, he jockeyed himself into position to be noticed.
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Jockeying (?), n. The act or management of one who jockeys; trickery. Beaconsfield.
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Jockeyism (?), n. The practice of jockeys.
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Jockeyship, n. The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
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Go flatter Sawney for his jockeyship. Chatterton.
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Where can at last his jockeyship retire? Cowper.
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jockey shorts (jŏkē shôrts), n. pl. [from a Tradename.] A type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called briefs. Originally a tradename, the term has become common for that type of underpants.
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jockstrap (jŏkstrăp), n. 1. A supporting undergarment for the external genitals worn by men engaging in vigorous athletic sports or strenuous exercise; called also athletic supporter and jock.
Syn. -- athletic supporter.
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jocose (j�kōs), a. [L jocosus, fr. jocus joke. See .] Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.
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To quit their austerity and be jocose and pleasant with an adversary. Shaftesbury.
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All . . . jocose or comical airs should be excluded. I. Watts.

Syn. -- Jocular; facetious; witty; merry; pleasant; waggish; sportive; funny; comical.

-- jocosely, adv. -- jocoseness, n.
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Spondanus imagines that Ulysses may possibly speak jocosely, but in truth Ulysses never behaves with levity. Broome.
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He must beware lest his letter should contain anything like jocoseness; since jesting is incompatible with a holy and serious life. Buckle.
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jocoserious (jōk�sērĭŭs), a. [Jocose + serious.] Mingling mirth and seriousness. M. Green.
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jocosity (j�kŏsĭt�), n. A jocose act or saying; jocoseness. Sir T. Browne.
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jocote n. A common tropical American shrub or small tree (Spondias purpurea) with purplish fruit.
Syn. -- mombin, mombin tree, Spondias purpurea.
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jocular (jŏk�lẽr), a. [L. jocularis, fr. joculus, dim. of jocus joke. See .]
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1. Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.
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2. Sportive; merry. “Jocular exploits.” Cowper.
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The style is partly serious and partly jocular. Dryden.
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jocularity (jŏk�lărĭt�), n. Jesting; merriment.
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jocularly (jŏk�lẽrl�), adv. In jest; for sport or mirth; jocosely.
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joculary (?), a. [L. jocularius. Cf. .] Jocular; jocose; sportive. Bacon.
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joculator (?), n. [L. See .] A jester; a joker. [Obs.] Strutt.
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joculatory (?), a. [L. joculatorius.] Droll; sportive. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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Jocund (?), [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr. juvare to help. See .] Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
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Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak.
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Rural sports and jocund strains. Prior.

-- Jocundly (#), adv. -- Jocundness, n.
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Jocund, adv. Merrily; cheerfully. Gray.
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Jocundity (?), n. [L. jocunditas jucunditas. See , and cf. .] The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness.
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Joe (?), n. See .
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Joe Miller (?). [From Joseph Miller, a comic actor, whose name was attached, after his death, to a popular jest book published in 1739.] A jest book; a stale jest; a worn-out joke. [Colloq.]
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It is an old Joe Miller in whist circles, that there are only two reasons that can justify you in not returning trumps to your partner's lead; i. e., first, sudden illness; secondly, having none. Pole.
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Joe-Pye weed (?). (Bot.) A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium (Eupatorium purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves.
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joewood n. A West Indian shrub or small tree (Jacquinia keyensis) having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
Syn. -- barbasco, Jacquinia keyensis.
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joey (jōē), n. 1. Any young animal, especially a young kangaroo. [Australian]
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2. A young child. [Australian]
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3. A three-penny piece. [British slang]
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Jog (jŏg), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jogged (jŏgd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jogging (jŏggĭng).] [OE. joggen; cf. W. gogi to shake, and also E. shog, shock, v.]
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1. To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn.
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Now leaps he upright, jogs me, and cries: Do you see
Yonder well-favored youth? Donne.
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Sudden I jogged Ulysses, who was laid
Fast by my side. Pope.
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2. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
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3. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See , v. i.
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Jog, v. i. 1. To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over.
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Jog on, jog on, the footpath way. Shak.
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So hung his destiny, never to rot,
While he might still jog on and keep his trot. Milton.
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The good old ways our sires jogged safely over. R. Browning.
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2. To run at less than maximum speed; to move on foot at a pace between a walk and a run; to run at a moderate pace so as to be able to continue for some time; -- performed by people, mostly for exercise.
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Jog, n. 1. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
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To give them by turns an invisible jog. Swift.
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2. A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane. Glanvill.
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3. A liesurely running pace. See {2}, v. i.
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Coloq. Jog trot , a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to. T. Hook.
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Jogger (?), n. One who jogs; as, the paths in Central Park on a summer Saturday are filled with joggers. Dryden.
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Jogging (?), n. The act of giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog.
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Joggle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Joggling (?).] [Freq. of jog.]
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1. To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
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2. (Arch.) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
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The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts. Gwilt.
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Joggle, v. i. To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
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Joggle, n. [Arch.] A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two adjacent stones, or the like.
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Coloq. Joggle joint (Arch.), a joint in any kind of building material, where the joining surfaces are made with joggles.
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Johannean (j�hănnē�n), a. Of or pertaining to John, esp. to the Apostle John or his writings. M. Stuart.
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Johannes (j�hănnēz), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, Heb. Yĕhōkhānān, Yōkhānān, i. e., one whom Jehovah has blessed; hence F. Jean, E. John.] (Numis.) A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John which it bears; -- often contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe.
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Johannisberger (?), n. [G.] A fine white wine produced on the estate of Schloss (or Castle) Johannisberg, on the Rhine.
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John (jŏn), n. [See .] A proper name of a man.
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Coloq. John-apple , a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as . -- Coloq. John Bull , an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people. -- Coloq. John Bullism , English character. W. Irving. -- Coloq. John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. Mozley & W. -- Coloq. John Doree , Coloq. John Dory . [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zoöl.) An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.
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Johnadreams (?), n. A dreamy, idle fellow. Shak.
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Johnny (?), n.; pl. Johnnies (�). 1. A familiar diminutive of .
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2. (Zoöl.) A sculpin. [Local cant]
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Coloq. Johny Crapaud (�), a jocose designation of a Frenchman, or of the French people, collectively.
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Johnnycake (-kāk), n. A kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked. [U.S.] J. Barlow.
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Johnsonese (?), n. The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words. E. Everett.
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Johnson grass (?). [Named after W. Johnson of Alabama, who planted it about 1840-1845.] (Bot.) A tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by swine. Called also Cuba grass, Means grass, Evergreen millet, and Arabian millet.
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Johnsonian (?), a. Pertaining to or resembling Dr. Johnson or his style; pompous; inflated.
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Johnsonianism (?), n. A manner of acting or of writing peculiar to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson. [Written also Johnsonism.]
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John's-wort (?), n. See St. .
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Join (join), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joined (joind); p. pr. & vb. n. Joining.] [OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See , and cf. , , .]
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1. To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.
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Woe unto them that join house to house. Is. v. 8.
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Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn
Like twenty torches joined. Shak.
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Thy tuneful voice with numbers join. Dryden.
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2. To associate one's self to; to be or become connected with; to league one's self with; to unite with; as, to join a party; to join the church.
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We jointly now to join no other head. Dryden.
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3. To unite in marriage.
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He that joineth his virgin in matrimony. Wyclif.
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What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Matt. xix. 6.
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4. To enjoin upon; to command. [Obs. & R.]
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They join them penance, as they call it. Tyndale.
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5. To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue. Milton.
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6. To meet with and accompany; as, we joined them at the restaurant.
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7. To combine with (another person) in performing some activity; as, join me in welcoming our new president.
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Coloq. To join battle , Coloq. To join issue . See under , .

Syn. -- To add; annex; unite; connect; combine; consociate; couple; link; append. See .
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Join, v. i. To be contiguous, close, or in contact; to come together; to unite; to mingle; to form a union; as, the bones of the skull join; two rivers join.
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Whose house joined hard to the synagogue. Acts xviii. 7.
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Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? Ezra ix. 14.
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Nature and fortune joined to make thee great. Shak.
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Join, n. 1. (Geom.) The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines. Henrici.
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2. The place or part where objects have been joined; a joint; a seam.
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3. (Computers) The combining of multiple tables to answer a query in a relational database system.
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Joinant (?), a. [OF. & F. joignant, p. pr. of joindre to join.] Adjoining. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Joinder (?), n. [F. joindre. See , v. t.]
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1. The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction.
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Confirmed by mutual joinder of your hands. Shak.
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2. (Law) (a) A joining of parties as plaintiffs or defendants in a suit. (b) Acceptance of an issue tendered in law or fact. (c) A joining of causes of action or defense in civil suits or criminal prosecutions.
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joined adj. 1. married. unmarried
Syn. -- united.
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2. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks.
Syn. -- coupled, linked.
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3. connected by or sharing a wall with another building.
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Joiner, n. 1. One who, or that which, joins.
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2. One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings. “One Snug, the joiner.” Shak.
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3. A wood-working machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising, tenoning, grooving, etc.

Syn. -- See .
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Joinery (?), n. The art, or trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner; doing the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings.
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A piece of joinery . . . whimsically dovetailed. Burke.
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Joinhand (?), n. Writing in which letters are joined in words; -- distinguished from writing in single letters. Addison.
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Joint (joint), n. [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint. See .]
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1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction; as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
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2. A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See .
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A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel,
Must glove this hand. Shak.
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To tear thee joint by joint. Milton.
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3. The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.
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4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.
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5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.
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6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
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7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.
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8. [ a notch.] A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall. [Now Chiefly U. S.]
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9. (Theaters) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting.
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10. a disreputable establishment, or a place of low resort, as for smoking opium; -- also used for a commercial establishment, implying a less than impeccable reputation, but often in jest; as, talking about a high-class joint is an oxymoron. [Slang]
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11. a marijuana cigarette. [Slang]
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12. prison; -- used with “the”. [Slang] “ he spent five years in the joint.”
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Coloq. Coursing joint (Masonry), the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones. -- Coloq. Fish joint , Coloq. Miter joint , Coloq. Universal joint , etc. See under , , etc. -- Coloq. Joint bolt , a bolt for fastening two pieces, as of wood, one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of the pieces. -- Coloq. Joint chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of abutting rails. -- Coloq. Joint coupling , a universal joint for coupling shafting. See under . -- Coloq. Joint hinge , a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge. -- Coloq. Joint splice , a reënforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation. -- Coloq. Joint stool . (a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool. Shak. (b) A block for supporting the end of a piece at a joint; a joint chair. -- Coloq. Out of joint , out of place; dislocated, as when the head of a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well together; disordered. “The time is out of joint.” Shak.
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