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- pronunciation:
- duhv
teIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
something resembling a dove's tail in shape, esp. a wedge-shaped part, or tenon, that protrudes from one piece of wood and fits snugly into a wedge-shaped opening, or mortise, in another piece of wood, forming a joint.
- similar words:
- joint, mortise
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definition 2: |
a joint formed by one or more such interlocking tenons and mortises.
- similar words:
- interlock, intersection, joint, mortise, tenon
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part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
dovetails, dovetailing, dovetailed |
definition 1: |
to cut or shape into a dovetail.
- similar words:
- form, lap, mortise, shape, tenon
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definition 2: |
to fit together by means of a dovetail or dovetails.
- similar words:
- fit, interlock, join, lap, mesh, mortise, splice, tenon, unite
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definition 3: |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously.
Your plan to provide part-time work to city youth dovetails nicely with our efforts to beautify the city parks this summer.- synonyms:
- harmonize, mesh, sync
- antonyms:
- clash
- similar words:
- click, coincide, correspond, fit, intersect, jibe, match, tally
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related words: |
accord, agree, coincide, comport |
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derivation: |
dovetailer (n.) |
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