join
join is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 9 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 4.4. 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. See Add.
- 6.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.
- 8.Nature and fortune joined to make thee great. Shak.
- 9.The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines. Henrici.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abstract
- abut
- abutment
- abuttal
- abutter
- ace
- adhere
- adhesion
- adjoin
- agree
- agreement
- aid
- alliance
- alone
- along
- and
- apart
- apposition
- appulse
- assent
- atomic
- azygous
- beat
- but
- cause
- close
- coagency
- coexist
- coexistence
- coincide
- coincidence
- combine
- come
- common
- compact
- concert
- concur
- concurrence
- concurrent
- concurring
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is join.
- What is held up his left hand, which did flame and burn Like twenty torches joined. Shak. Thy tuneful voice with numbers join. Dryden called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is 4. To enjoin upon; to command. [Obs. & R.] They join them penance, as they call it. Tyndale called?
- What is 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. See Add called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations Ezra ix called?
- What is nature and fortune joined to make thee great. Shak called?
- What is the line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines. Henrici called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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