joined

adj. connected, combined, united; of one who has been accepted as a member

v. attach, connect; unite, combine; be connected; become a member; perform a marriage ceremony; volunteer to serve in the armed forces; accompany, meet up with

Adjective
1. of or relating to two people who are married to each other
(synonym) united
(similar) married
2. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
(synonym) coupled, linked
(similar) connected

Noun
1. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
(synonym) articulation, joint, juncture, junction
(hypernym) connection, connexion, link
(hyponym) esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction
2. a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"
(synonym) union, sum
(hypernym) set
(hyponym) direct sum
Verb
1. become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
(synonym) fall in, get together
(hyponym) sign up
(derivation) joiner
2. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
(synonym) bring together
(antonym) disjoin, disjoint
(hypernym) connect, link, tie, link up
(hyponym) ankylose, ancylose
(cause) conjoin
(derivation) junction, adjunction
3. come into the company of; "She joined him for a drink"
4. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
(synonym) conjoin
(antonym) disjoin, disjoint
(hypernym) connect, link, tie, link up
(hyponym) grow together
(derivation) joining, connection, connexion
5. be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
(synonym) connect, link, link up, unite
(hyponym) syndicate
(derivation) union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure

(imp. & p. p.)
of Join
  

1. <database> inner join (common) or outer join (less common).
2.  least upper bound.
(1998-11-23)

ou3 duan4 si1 lian2
The lotus root snaps, but its fibres stay joined.
Said of people (especially lovers) that still remain in contact though apparently separated. Separated but still in each other's thoughts. Compare with 破镜重圆 (po4 jing4 chong2 yuan2).