HyperDic: dowel

English > 1 sense of the word *dowel*:
NOUN	artifact	dowel, dowel pin, joggle	a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

dowel > pronunciation
Sounds	daw'ahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *dowel*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together.
Synonyms	dowel pin, joggle
Broader	fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing	restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Spanish	clavija, espiga
Catalan	clàvia, clavilla