1. places where two bones meet in the body
Usage: anatomy
2. places where two or more things are joined together
3. restaurants or bars, especially casual ones
Usage: informal

Examples

• My knee joints ache after running.
• The doctor examined all the joints in my fingers.
• Check the pipe joints for leaks.
• The wooden joints in the old chair were loose.
• We found a great pizza joint downtown.
• This burger joint has the best fries in town.
• The carpenter reinforced the joints with metal brackets.