joint in English: A place in your body where two bones meet and can bend, like a knee or an elbow; also a place where two parts join. (noun)

Translation

A place in your body where two bones meet and can bend, like a knee or an elbow; also a place where two parts join.

Word origin

From Old French joint, from Latin iunctus, the past form of iungere, meaning to join.

Gender

Pluraljoints

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The knee is the joint between the bones of the leg.

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"Joints" is the plural of "joint".

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Here "joint" is an adjective meaning shared by two or more people.

knee

The joint in the middle of your leg, where the leg bends.

bone

One of the hard white parts inside the body that hold it up.

shoulder

The part of your body between your neck and the top of your arm.

body

The whole physical part of a person or animal.

arm

The long part of your body between your shoulder and your hand.

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