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• dis|joint´ed|ly — dis|joint|ed «dihs JOYN tihd», adjective. 1. taken apart at the joints: »a disjointed chicken. SYNONYM(S): disjoined. 2. Figurative. broken up; disconnected; incoherent: »disjointed speech. The nervous boy gave a rambling and disjointed account… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|joint|ed — «dihs JOYN tihd», adjective. 1. taken apart at the joints: »a disjointed chicken. SYNONYM(S): disjoined. 2. Figurative. broken up; disconnected; incoherent: »disjointed speech. The nervous boy gave a rambling and disjointed account of the book he …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|joint — «dihs JOYNT», verb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to take apart at the joints: »The butcher disjointed the chicken for Mother. SYNONYM(S): dismember. 2. Figurative. to break up; put out of order; disconnect: »War disjoints a nation s affairs. 3. to put out …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|joint´ed|ness — dis|joint|ed «dihs JOYN tihd», adjective. 1. taken apart at the joints: »a disjointed chicken. SYNONYM(S): disjoined. 2. Figurative. broken up; disconnected; incoherent: »disjointed speech. The nervous boy gave a rambling and disjointed account… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

• joint — ab·joint; con·joint·ment; dis·joint·ly; joint; joint·ed·ly; joint·ed·ness; joint·er; joint·less; joint·ly; joint·ness; joint·ress; re·joint; sub·joint; un·joint; con·joint; dis·joint; con·joint·ly; dis·joint·ed·ly; dis·joint·ed·ness; …   English syllables

• dis|lo|cate — «DIHS loh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to put out of joint: »The football player dislocated his shoulder when he fell. 2. Figurative. to put out of order; disturb; upset: » …   Useful english dictionary

• joint — 1. joint, jointe [ ʒwɛ̃, ʒwɛ̃t ] adj. • 1080; de joindre 1 ♦ Qui est, qui a été joint. Objets joints en faisceau. Sauter à pieds joints. Mains jointes pour la prière. Pièces solidement jointes (⇒ adhérent, 1. attaché, jointif) . ♢ Par ext. Dont… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Joint manipulation — For extended detail of manipulation of spinal joints, see Spinal manipulation. Joint manipulation is a type of passive movement of a skeletal joint. It is usually aimed at one or more target synovial joints with the aim of achieving a therapeutic …   Wikipedia

• Joint Intelligence Committee — Le Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) (en français : Comité conjoint du renseignement) établit quotidiennement pour le Premier ministre du Royaume Uni une synthèse des informations des services de renseignement britannique (MI 5, MI 6, DIS,… …   Wikipédia en Français