upper joint

1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.

: a small inexpensive establishment for eating, drinking, or dancing to the music of a jukebox or a live band.

a. : a place where two things or parts are joined. a joint between two pieces of timber. b. : a space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies (such as bricks) joined and held together (as by cement or mortar)

a joint in which the rounded end of one part fits into the cavity of another part. The round socket joint into the seat provides a rotational movement which helps in obtaining a correct alignment. 2. anatomy. a joint in which the rounded end of one bone fits into a cavity in another bone.

Joint means shared by or belonging to two or more people. She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a joint account. Synonyms: shared, mutual, collective, communal More Synonyms of joint. jointly adverb [ADV with v]

to connect or fasten things together; 2. to get involved in an activity or journey with another person or group; 3. to become a member of an organisation. joint (adjective) 1.

Juke joint is the name given to informal gathering, drinking, gambling and dancing places, primarily for lower income people and mostly in the southeastern United States. While local musicians played all types of music in juke joints the Blues was the stock-in-trade of many.

Many country and blues bands got their start playing at jukes in the south, although some jukes offer jukeboxes as their only music. You can also call it a "juke joint." The word juke comes from the Southern United States Creole known as Gullah - in which juke or joog means "wicked" or "disorderly."

Functionally the three types of joints are synarthrosis (immovable), amphiarthrosis (slightly moveable), and diarthrosis (freely moveable). The two classification schemes can be correlated: synarthroses are fibrous, amphiarthroses are cartilaginous, and diarthroses are synovial.

A ball and socket joint is a movable joint where one bone is hooked into the hollow space of another bone. It allows movement in all directions. Example: shoulder joints.

Pivot Joint Definition. Pivot joints are joints that permit rotatory movement of bones, around a single axis. Pivot joint is a synovial joint in which the ends of two bones connect. In this joint, a cylinder-shaped bone rotates inside another ligament that forms a ring around the joint.

noun. 1. a place or part where two things or parts are joined. 2. the way in which two things are joined at such a part.