Definition of JOIN

join

Plural: joins

Noun

  • the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
  • a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
  • An act of joining or the state of being joined; a junction or joining.
  • An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
  • An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
  • The act of joining something, such as a network.
  • The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨.

Verb

Verb Forms: joined, joining, joins

  • To unite or come together with something else.
  • become part of; become a member of a group or organization
    • "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
  • cause to become joined or linked
    • "join these two parts so that they fit together"
  • come into the company of
    • "She joined him for a drink"
  • make contact or come together
    • "The two roads join here"
  • be or become joined or united or linked
    • "Our paths joined"
  • To connect or combine into one; to put together.
  • To come together; to meet.
  • To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.
  • To come into the company of.
  • To become a member of.
  • To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
  • To unite in marriage.
  • To enjoin upon; to command.
  • To accept, or engage in, as a contest.

Examples

  • By joining the Customer table on the Product table, we can show each customer's name alongside the products they have ordered.
  • I will join you watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work.
  • Many children join a sports club.
  • Most politicians have joined a party.
  • Parallel lines never join.
  • The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe.
  • These two rivers join in about 80 miles.
  • to join encounter, battle, or issue
  • We joined our efforts to get an even better result.
  • You can JOIN multiple tiles to form longer, higher-scoring words in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iungō (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”). Cognate with Old English iucian, iugian, ġeocian, ġyċċan (“to join; yoke”). More at yoke.

Scrabble Score: 11

join: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
join: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
join: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

join: valid Words With Friends Word