See Also: join(medicine)
join(1)(dictionary)
join(2)(dictionary)
Join Up - Croquet(gambling)
join 1, verb(dictionary)
join 2, noun(dictionary)

klebsiella (sh) and join(2) (iou)


klebsiella (sh)




Any of the rod-shaped bacteria that make up the genus Klebsiella.

They are gram-negative (see gram stain), thrive better without oxygen than with it, and do not move. K. pneumoniae, also called Friedl?nder's bacillus, can infect the human respiratory tract and cause pneumonia and, as well as some Other species, human urinary-tract and wound infections.


join(2) (iou)



join verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French joign- pres. stem of joindre from Latin jungere, from Indo-European base repr. also by YOKE noun1.]
I. Put together.
verb trans. Put together, so as to unite or make continuous; fasten, attach, connect, unite, (one thing to another, or several together); (freq. foll. by to, together). Formerly also, combine in a mixture. ME.
I. Murdoch Donald seemed to attach himself directly to Tim as if invisible threads joined their bodies. B. Emecheta A bridge joining the village to the mainland. J. McDougall The threads of discourse, broken off in..childhood, can now be joined once more.
b. spec. Harness; yoke. LME-E18.
c. Geometry. Connect (points) by a straight line. M17.
verb trans. Construct or form (a whole, wooden furniture, etc.) by putting parts together. obsolete exc. in join company. ME.
verb trans. Bring or combine (troops etc.) into one body or company. Formerly also refl., attach (oneself) to a company etc. ME.
verb trans. Link or unite (people etc. together, or one with or to another) in Marriage, friendship, or any kind of alliance; unite, ally. ME.
Book of Common Prayer We are gathered together..to joyn together this man and this woman in holy matrimony. E. Young Life is the..solitude; Death joins us to the great majority.
verb trans. Put (a female animal, as a cow) to mate with a male. Now Austral. & NZ. LME.
Stock & Land (Melbourne) Mr Wyllie joined several heifers last year and one of them is barren.
verb trans. Put or bring into close contact, cause to touch each Other. Chiefly arch. LME.
Pope O'er the pale marble shall they join their heads. I. Murdoch Join his two hands palm to palm.
verb trans. Add so as to increase the amount or number. LME-E18.
II. Come or be put together.
verb intrans. Come or be brought into contact; become connected or fastened together; be in contact; be adjacent, adjoin (foll. by to, with). ME.
I. D'Israeli Parallel lines can no more join together in Politics than in geometry. Oxford English Dictionary On the side where the two gardens join.
verb intrans.
a. Combine in action or purpose, enter into association, with. LME.
W. Cruise His co-trustees..refused to join with him in the execution of the trust. R. Hughes Sickening giddiness joined with the shock and pain to give..poignancy to her crying.
b. Take part in an action etc. (specified or absol. understood). M16.
N. Mosley I tried to get these two to join in some of the activities. J. K. Toole On the second chorus the entire ensemble joined in the song. P. Bowles He laughed good-naturedly and she joined in.
verb intrans. Come together or meet in conflict. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
verb intrans. Of qualities etc.: come or exist together in operation. LME.
Tennyson Tho' truths in manhood darkly join.
verb intrans. Astronomy & Astrology. Come into conjunction; be in conjunction. LME-L17.
III. Come into contact, contiguity, company, or union with.
verb trans. Come or go into the company of (a person); accompany; take part with (a person or persons) in an action etc.; take one's place with or in (a group, procession, etc.). E18.
R. K. Narayan You joined Gandhi and lost all sense of caste. P. Roth He should join the revolution. J. Mortimer He..had joined an old doctor on his rounds. C. Phillips They..joined the thin line of traffic streaming away from the capital. I. Murdoch Duncan..waved to her, beckoning her to join him.
verb trans. & intrans. Become a member of (a society, organization, etc.). E18.
Oxford English Dictionary Is he a member of our society? When did he join? M. S. Power He..joined the police force. Dumfries Courier He stayed on..for an extra year then joined the Worthing firm.
verb trans. Be or become connected or continuous with; be adjacent to, adjoin. Also, go to and follow (a path, a road, etc.) esp. at a specified point; get on (a train, bus, etc.) at a specific point or time. E18.
G. Greene He joined the Orient Express at Ostend. E. H. Jones A little stream ran down through the plot to join the..river.
Phrases: join action enter into a debate or dispute. join battle: see BATTLE noun. joined patent: see PATENT adjective 2. join forces: see FORCE noun1. join hands: see HAND noun. join issue: see ISSUE noun. join the majority: see MAJORITY.
With adverbs in specialized senses: join up (a) enlist in one of the armed forces; (b) unite, connect, (with).
joinable adjective (rare) LME.
joining noun (a) the action or an act of the verb; the fact of being joined; (b) a place where things join or are joined; a thing which joins or connects: LME.