joins

Becomes a member

Joins is the verb join in its third-person singular form: one thing joins another when they come together or connect.

A river joins a larger body of water.

Someone joins a group by becoming a member.

The path joins the main road about a mile ahead.

She joins us for dinner every Sunday.

In computing, a join is a database operation that combines records from different tables based on shared values.

connection

link

Point of connection

  • bondBinding tie or connection
  • attachJoin or connect
  • fastenFix securely in position

couple · splice · tie · bind · secure · affix · anchor · clamp · clip · adjoin

rivers

confluence

Meeting point of streams

flow · meet · delta · estuary · watershed · drainage · basin · streamflow · channel · headwaters

alliance

union

Joining into one

partnership · consortium · league · syndicate · association · bloc · merger · affiliation · alliance · entente

marriage

wed

Join in matrimony

betrothal · espousal · wedlock · elope · vows · spousal · union · match · pairing · alliance

intersection

crossroads

Meeting of routes

nexus · vertex · node · hub · rendezvous · juncture

merging

merge

Combine into unity

  • blendCombine into mixture
  • fuseProtective melting wire
  • meldBlend thoroughly together

combine · unify · integrate · amalgamate · coalesce · synthesize · weld · conflate · intermingle · composite

membership

enlist

Join armed forces

affiliate · subscribe · belong · recruit · initiate · participate · engage · volunteer · pledge · commit

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Opposites
connection/attachment

joinsseparates

Divides into portions

disconnects · detaches · disjoins · severs · divides

group membership

joinsleaves

Tree's photosynthetic organs

quits · exits · departs · abandons · disaffiliates

spatial convergence

joinsdiverges

Moves apart from

separates · parts · forks · scatters · disperses

Phrases
Family

join, joint, joined, joining, enjoin, jointed, adjoining, disjointed, rejoinder

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