Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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mortise joint | Yes | No | No | No |
talus | Yes | No | No | No |
mortise joint (noun) | talus (noun) |
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a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other | the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint |
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus | a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff |