Clannish
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of, of related to a clan. Socially exclusive.
Joint
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.A means of joining two pieces of wood together so that they interlock.A cut of meat.A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business.(always with the) prisonA marijuana cigarette.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.
Example sentence: My job as a surgeon is not just to fix a joint, but to give my patients the encouragement and tools they need to speed up their recovery and leave my clinic better than they have been in years.