| VERB | stative | dovetail | fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail |
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| NOUN | artifact | dovetail, dovetail joint | a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises |
| Sounds | dah'vtey.l | |
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| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises. | |
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| Synonym | dovetail joint | |
| Broader | mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint | A joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other |
| Spanish | cola de milano, machihembrado | |
| Catalan | cua d'oreneta, emmetxat, encadellat | |
| Verbs | dovetail | fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail |
| Meaning | fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Cause to | fit, go | Be the right size or shape |
| Broader | fit | make fit |
| Spanish | encajarse, encajar | |
| Catalan | encaixar-se, encaixar | |
| Nouns | dovetail | a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises |
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