Other Definitions join (enc)
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Join| Noun | 1. | join - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | | | 2. | join - a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" direct sum - a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets | | | Verb | 1. | join - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"sign up - join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes" affiliate - join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated" infiltrate, penetrate - enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" unite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief affiliate - join in an affiliation; "They affiliated themselves with the organization" | | | 2. | join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"connect - join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?" connect - join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" miter - fit together in a miter joint close - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound" anastomose, inosculate - cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels" couple, mate, pair, twin, match - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" match - give or join in marriage cog - join pieces of wood with cogs fair - join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly scarf - unite by a scarf joint rebate - join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone" rabbet - join with a rabbet joint seam - put together with a seam; "seam a dress" bridge - make a bridge across; "bridge a river" connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" close - bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks" ligate - join letters in a ligature when writing disjoin, disjoint - make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of | | | 3. | join - come into the company of; "She joined him for a drink" | | | 4. | join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"feather - join tongue and groove, in carpentry attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" cross-link - join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein) connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" yoke - become joined or linked together engraft, graft, ingraft - cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" splice - join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes" splice - join the ends of; "splice film" patch, piece - to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" solder - join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together" weld - join together by heating; "weld metal" quilt - stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt" | | | 5. | 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"syndicate - join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated" | |
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