jointing

Pluraljointings (some meanings)

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of joint. Use this -ing form when the joining is happening now or named as an activity.

   The carpenter is jointing the boards into one long bench.

   He spent all day jointing the planks for the new floor.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of joining two pieces together where they meet.

   Like fitting two puzzle pieces so they lock together.

   The jointing of the two beams took the whole afternoon.

   Careful jointing keeps the pipes from leaking later.

   Similarjoining

3. 3
   noununcountable

   The whole set of joints made in a wall or structure.

   Like all the seams in a shirt, taken together as one.

   The jointing on the old stone bridge has lasted centuries.

   Masons checked the jointing across the entire brick wall.

4. 4
   noununcountable

   The quality of having joints or sections that connect or bend.

   Like how a bamboo stick is split into sections by rings.

   The jointing in bamboo gives each stem its strength.

   Geologists mapped the jointing across the exposed rock face.

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5. 5
   noun

   The first grinding of a cutting tool's teeth, done before sharpening them.

   Like cutting all the grass to one height before the final trim.

   The saw doctor began with a careful jointing of the blade's teeth.

   Proper jointing brings every tooth to the same height before sharpening.

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