English Dictionary: Join | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for Join | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Join \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. Whose house joined hard to the synagogue. --Acts xviii. 7. Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? --Ezra ix. 14. Nature and fortune joined to make thee great. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Join \Join\ (join), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Joining}.] [OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See {Yoke}, and cf. {Conjugal}, {Junction}, {Junta}.] 1. To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append. Woe unto them that join house to house. --Is. v. 8. Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn Like twenty torches joined. --Shak. Thy tuneful voice with numbers join. --Dryden. 2. 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. We jointly now to join no other head. --Dryden. 3. To unite in marriage. He that joineth his virgin in matrimony. --Wyclif. What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. --Matt. xix. 6. 4. To enjoin upon; to command. [Obs. & R.] They join them penance, as they call it. --Tyndale. 5. To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue. --Milton. {To join battle}, {To join issue}. See under {Battle}, {Issue}. Syn: To add; annex; unite; connect; combine; consociate; couple; link; append. See {Add}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Join \Join\, n. (Geom.) The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines. --Henrici. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
join 1. common). 2. (1998-11-23) |