joinings
Acts of connecting
Joinings are acts or instances of connecting things together, or the places where such connections occur.
The word appears in contexts involving physical construction, social unions, or abstract combinations: The joinings of the wooden beams were reinforced with metal brackets.
A less common plural of joining.
Collection of people meeting
- meetingGathering for discussion
- assemblyConstructing from components
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
reunion · mingling · fellowship · coming together · celebration · merging · blending · uniting
Joining into one
- mergerCorporate combination
- fusionJoining into unity
- linkageConnected system of parts
- couplingJoint between systems
bonding · attachment · splice · seam · weld · bond · tie · link
Carved slot for joining
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
- dowelCylindrical wooden fastener
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
miter · splice · dado · rabbet · butt · scarf · biscuit · finger
Joining by stitching
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
- piecingJoining separate parts
quilting · patchwork · darning · mending · tailoring · needlework · fabric · cloth
Act of registering officially
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
- admissionEntry or confession
- inductionFormal admission process
recruitment · registration · signing · initiation · subscribing · incorporation · participation · entry
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- meetingGathering for discussion
- assemblyConstructing from components
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
convergence · reunion · mingling · fellowship · coming together · celebration · merging · blending · uniting · wedding
union
Joining into one
coupling · bonding · attachment · splice · seam · weld · bond · tie · link · knot
mortise
Carved slot for joining
joinery · miter · splice · dado · rabbet · butt · scarf · biscuit · finger · lap
seaming
Joining by stitching
piecing · quilting · patchwork · darning · mending · tailoring · needlework · fabric · cloth · thread
enrollment
Act of registering officially
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
- admissionEntry or confession
induction · recruitment · registration · signing · initiation · subscribing · incorporation · participation · entry · allegiance
joiningsseparations
Acts of dividing apart
disconnections · partings · detachments · severances · uncouplings
joiningsdivisions
Separate portions of something
splittings · splits · fragmentations · dissolutions · breakups
- joining inTaking part with others
- joining forcesCombining efforts together
- joining upFormally becoming part of
- joining words
- joining feeOne-time membership payment
joining, adjoining, rejoining, unjoining, enjoining, conjoining, disjoining