The difference between Joint and Mutual
When used as nouns, joint means the point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate, whereas mutual means a mutual fund.
When used as adjectives, joint means done by two or more people or organisations working together, whereas mutual means having the same relationship, each to each other.
Joint is also verb with the meaning: to unite by a joint or joints.
check bellow for the other definitions of Joint and Mutual
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Joint as an adjective:
Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
Examples:
"The play was a joint production between the two companies."
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Joint as a noun:
The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
Examples:
"This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform."
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Joint as a noun:
The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
Examples:
"The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes."
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Joint as a noun (anatomy):
Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
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Joint as a noun:
The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
Examples:
"The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong."
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Joint as a noun:
A cut of meat.
Examples:
"Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time."
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Joint as a noun:
The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
Examples:
"a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg"
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Joint as a noun (geology):
A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
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Joint as a noun (chiefly, US, _, slang, somewhat, _, pejorative):
A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries.
Examples:
"It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in."
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Joint as a noun (slang, with the definite article):
prison
Examples:
"I'm just trying to stay out of the joint."
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Joint as a noun (slang):
A marijuana cigarette.
Examples:
"After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint."
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Joint as a verb (transitive):
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
Examples:
"to joint boards, a jointing plane"
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Joint as a verb (transitive):
To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
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Joint as a verb (transitive):
To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
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Joint as a verb (transitive):
To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
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Joint as a verb (intransitive):
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
Examples:
"the stones joint, neatly."
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Mutual as an adjective:
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
Examples:
"They were mutual enemies."
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Mutual as an adjective:
Collective, done or held in common.
Examples:
"'Mutual insurance."
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Mutual as an adjective:
Reciprocal.
Examples:
"They had mutual fear of each other."
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Mutual as an adjective:
Possessed in common.
Examples:
"They had a mutual love of the same woman."
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Mutual as an adjective ([[relate, Relating]] to a [[company]], [[insurance]] or [[financial]] [[institution]]):
Owned by the members.
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Mutual as a noun:
A mutual fund.
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Mutual as a noun (business, finance, insurance):
A mutual organization.
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Mutual as a noun (internet):
Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.