Meanings
plural elbow joints
- Synonym of elbow (“turn or bend like that of the elbow”).
1 more example
"I am sorry, but it might be worse," said Carrados inflexibly. "We only require to find the elbow-joint. Mr Bellmark will investigate with as little disturbance as possible." For five minutes Bellmark made trials with a pointed iron. Then he cleared away the soil of a small circle and at about a foot deep exposed a broken inch pipe.
1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max CarradosSynonyms: elbow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of elbow.
nounSynonym of elbow (“turn or bend like that of the elbow”).
More synonyms by meaning
nounhinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
elbow joint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20joint
“elbow joint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20joint. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elbow joint,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20joint.
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