Definition of joins Joins

/ʤɔjˈnz/ - [joynz] -

We found 3 definitions of joins from 2 different sources.

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What does joins mean?

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  • joins (Noun)
    Plural of join.

Part of speech

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  • joins, verb, present, 3rd person singular of join (infinitive).
  • joins, noun, plural of join.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

joins, joining, joined  

join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
  bring together
  disjoin, disjoint become separated, disconnected or disjoint
  link up, link, tie, connect form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
  ancylose, ankylose undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose"
  connect join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
  connect join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
  miter fit together in a miter joint
  ply use diligently; "ply your wits!"
  close up, close refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
  anastomose, inosculate cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels"
  mate, couple, twin, pair, match link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
  match be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"
  mortice, mortise join by a tenon and mortise
  cog join pieces of wood with cogs
  fair join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
  scarf wrap in or adorn with a scarf
  rebate join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone"
  rabbet cut a rectangular groove into
  seam put together with a seam; "seam a dress"
  bridge make a bridge across; "bridge a river"
  close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
  ligate bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery"
  put together, tack together, assemble, piece, tack, set up create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
  sovietise, sovietize model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba"
join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
  conjoin
  disjoin, disjoint become separated, disconnected or disjoint
  link up, link, tie, connect form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
  feather turn the oar, while rowing
  attach be attached; be in contact with
  cross-link join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)
  anastomose, inosculate cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels"
  copulate, mate, couple, pair engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
  yoke put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
  ingraft, engraft, graft cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"
  splice join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
  splice join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
  patch, piece mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"
  solder join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"
  weld unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to him"
  quilt create by stitching together
  entwine, knit make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"
join - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
  fall in, get together
  sign up join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"
  band oneself, league together attach oneself to a group
  unionise, unionize, organise, organize form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize"
  affiliate join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group"
  rejoin join again
  infiltrate, penetrate pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
  unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
join - come into the company of; "She joined him for a drink"
join - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
  connect, link, link up, unite
  syndicate sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations
  articulate express or state clearly
  complect, interconnect, interlink be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • join (v. t.)
    To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.
  • join (v. t.)
    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.
  • join (v. t.)
    To unite in marriage.
  • join (v. t.)
    To enjoin upon; to command.
  • join (v. t.)
    To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue.
  • join (v. i.)
    To be contiguous, close, or in contact; to come together; to unite; to mingle; to form a union; as, the hones of the skull join; two rivers join.
  • join (n.)
    The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • join
    To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate; to sum up; to put together mentally, as, to add numbers; to add up a column.
  • join
    To become part of; to become a member of a group or organization.
  • join
    To cause to become joined or linked.
  • join
    An operation that combines records from two tables in a relational database, resulting in a new, temporary table, sometimes called a "joined table".
  • join
    To come into the company of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • join
    join, v.t. to connect: to unite: to associate: to add or annex.—v.i. to be connected with: to grow together: to be in close contact: to unite (with).—ns. Joind′er, joining; Join′er, one who joins or unites: a carpenter; Join′ery, the art of the joiner; Join′-hand, running hand; Join′ing, the act of joining: a seam: a joint; Joint, a joining: the place where, or mode in which, two or more things join, as two rails, two pieces of timber connected by mortises and tenons, &c.: the flexible hinge of cloth or leather connecting the back of a book with its sides: (geol.) a crack intersecting a mass of rock: a knot: a hinge: a seam: a place of resort for tramps: (U.S.) an opium-den: the place where two bones are joined: (cook.) the part of the limb of an animal cut off at the joint.—adj. joined, united, or combined: shared among more than one.—v.t. to unite by joints: to fit closely: to provide with joints: to cut into joints, as an animal.—v.i. to fit like joints.—adj. Joint′ed, having joints.—ns. Joint′er, the largest kind of plane used by a joiner: a bent piece of iron for riveting two stones together; Joint′ing-rule, a long, straight-edged rule used by bricklayers for keeping their work even.—adv. Joint′ly, in a joint manner: unitedly or in combination: together.—ns. Joint′-oil, the synovia, a viscid secretion for lubricating the articular surfaces; Joint′-stock, stock held jointly or in company; Joint′-stool (Shak.), a stool made of parts inserted in each other; Joint′-ten′ancy, the ownership of land or goods along with one or more persons; Joint′-ten′ant, one who is owner of land or goods along with others; Joint′ure, property joined to or settled on a woman at marriage to be enjoyed after her husband's death.—v.t. to settle a jointure upon.—ns. Joint′ūress, Join′tress, a woman on whom a jointure is settled.—Join battle, to engage in battle.—Out of joint, dislocated, (fig.) disordered; Put one's nose out of joint, to supplant in another's love or confidence; Second joint, the middle piece of a fly fishing-rod: the thigh of a fowl—opp. to the leg or drumstick, the first joint; Universal joint, a contrivance by which one part of a machine is able to move freely in all directions, as in the ball-and-socket joint. [O. Fr. joindre—L. jungĕre, junctum.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • join
    To repair to a ship, and personally to enter on an official position on board her. So also the junction of one or more ships with each other.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • join
    A technical word used in the British service, signifying to effect the junction of one military body with another. In a more limited sense, it means the accession of an individual, voluntary or otherwise, to a corps or army. If an officer, on being ordered to join, omits to do so willfully, he is liable to be tried by a general court-martial, or to be peremptorily suspended for being absent without leave.

Part of speech

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  • join, verb, present, 1st person singular of join (infinitive).
  • join, verb (infinitive).
  • join, noun, singular of joins.

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