join (n.)

  1. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

    [ Syn: articulation , joint , juncture , junction ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: union , sum ]

    join (v.)

  1. become part of; become a member of a group or organization; He joined the Communist Party as a young man

    [ Syn: fall in , get together ]

  2. cause to become joined or linked; join these two parts so that they fit together

    [ Syn: bring together ]

  3. come into the company of; She joined him for a drink'

  4. make contact or come together; The two roads join here

    [ Syn: conjoin ]

  5. 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

    [ Syn: connect , link , link up , unite ]

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