'Out of joint' definitions:
Definition of 'Out of joint'
From: GCIDE
- Joint \Joint\ (joint), n. [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint. See Join.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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 Articulation. [1913 Webster]
- A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel, Must glove this hand. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To tear thee joint by joint. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together. [1913 Webster]
- 8. [Jag a notch.] A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall. [Now Chiefly U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 9. (Theaters) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 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] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
- 11. a marijuana cigarette. [Slang] [PJC]
- 12. prison; -- used with "the". [Slang] " he spent five years in the joint." [PJC]
- Coursing joint (Masonry), the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones.
- Fish joint, Miter joint, Universal joint, etc. See under Fish, Miter, etc.
- 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.
- Joint chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of abutting rails.
- Joint coupling, a universal joint for coupling shafting. See under Universal.
- Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge.
- Joint splice, a re["e]nforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation.
- 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.
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'out of joint'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amiss,
- askew,
- awry,
- broken,
- cockeyed,
- convulsed,
- deranged,
- disarranged,
- discomfited,
- discomposed,
- disconcerted,
- disjointed,
- dislocated,
- disordered,
- disorderly,
- disorganized,
- displaced,
- disturbed,
- haywire,
- ill-adapted,
- ill-assorted,
- ill-chosen,
- ill-fitted,
- ill-matched,
- ill-sorted,
- ill-suited,
- ill-timed,
- improper,
- in disorder,
- in disrepair,
- inadmissible,
- inapplicable,
- inapposite,
- inappropriate,
- inapt,
- inept,
- infelicitous,
- inoperative,
- irrelevant,
- mal a propos,
- maladjusted,
- malapropos,
- misjoined,
- mismatched,
- mismated,
- misplaced,
- on the blink,
- on the fritz,
- out,
- out of character,
- out of commission,
- out of condition,
- out of gear,
- out of keeping,
- out of kelter,
- out of kilter,
- out of line,
- out of order,
- out of place,
- out of proportion,
- out of repair,
- out of season,
- out of time,
- out of tune,
- out of whack,
- perturbed,
- roily,
- shuffled,
- turbid,
- turbulent,
- unadapted,
- unapt,
- unbecoming,
- unbefitting,
- unfit,
- unfitted,
- unfitting,
- unhinged,
- unjointed,
- unqualified,
- unseasonable,
- unseemly,
- unsettled,
- unsuitable,
- unsuited,
- untimely,
- upset
Words containing 'Out of joint'
- Joint,
- Jointed,
- Jointedly,
- Jointing,
- Jointly,
- Bayonet joint,
- Butt joint,
- Butting joint,
- Coffin joint,
- Coursing joint,
- Dowel joint,
- Edge joint,
- Expansion joint,
- Face joint,
- Fish joint,
- Flange joint,
- Gimbal joint,
- Gimmal joint,
- Ground joint,
- Heading joint,
- Hinge joint,
- Hip joint,
- Hooke's joint,
- Joggle joint,
- Joint and several,
- Joint bolt,
- Joint chair,
- Joint committee,
- Joint coupling,
- Joint hinge,
- Joint meeting,
- Joint resolution,
- Joint rule,
- Joint session,
- Joint splice,
- Joint stock,
- Joint stool,
- Joint tenancy,
- Joint tenant,
- Jointed charlock,
- Jointing machine,
- Jointing plane,
- Jointing rule,
- Jump joint,
- Knee joint,
- Knuckle joint,
- Lap joint,
- Master joint,
- Miter joint,
- Mortise joint,
- Pastern joint,
- Plumb joint,
- Rabbet joint,
- Rail joint,
- Rivet joint,
- Riveted joint,
- Rule joint,
- Rust joint,
- Saddle joint,
- Scarf joint,
- Shackle joint,
- Swivel joint,
- To break joints,
- To flush a joints,
- To wipe a joint,
- Toggle joint,
- Union joint,
- Universal joint,
- Water joint,
- Welt joint,
- a McIntire joint,
- ankle joint,
- artificial joint,
- clip joint,
- cotyloid joint,
- cubital joint,
- dovetail joint,
- elbow joint,
- enarthrodial joint,
- fetlock joint,
- fibrous joint,
- flexible joint,
- ginglymoid joint,
- gliding joint,
- gyp joint,
- interphalangeal joint,
- joint author,
- joint chiefs,
- joint control,
- joint effort,
- joint fir,
- joint operation,
- joint ownership,
- joint probability,
- joint return,
- joint snake,
- joint venture,
- jointed rush,
- jook joint,
- juke joint,
- mandibular joint,
- metacarpophalangeal joint,
- mitre joint,
- pivot joint,
- radiocarpal joint,
- rotary joint,
- rotatory joint,
- second joint,
- shoulder joint,
- spheroid joint,
- stifle joint,
- synovial joint,
- temporomandibular joint,
- wrist joint,
- Ball and socket joint,
- Joint-fir,
- Lap-jointed,
- Sensitive joint vetch,
- Short-jointed,
- Spigot and faucet joint,
- Straight-joint,
- degenerative joint disease,
- double-jointed,
- hock-joint,
- joint chiefs of staff,
- loose-jointed,
- rib joint pliers,
- tongue and groove joint,
- Joint-stock company,
- To put one's nose out of joint,
- ball-and-socket joint,
- joint direct attack munition,
- mortise-and-tenon joint,
- slip-joint pliers