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    dove·tail
    [ˈdəvˌtāl]
    noun
    dovetail (noun) · dovetails (plural noun) · dovetail joint (noun) · dovetail joints (plural noun)
    1. a joint formed by one or more tapered projections (tenons) on one piece which interlock with corresponding notches or recesses (mortises) in another.
      • a tenon used in a dovetail joint, typically wider at its extremity.
    verb
    dovetail (verb) · dovetails (third person present) · dovetailed (past tense) · dovetailed (past participle) · dovetailing (present participle)
    1. join together by means of a dovetail.
      • fit or cause to fit together easily and conveniently:
        "plan to enable parents to dovetail their career and family commitments" · "flights that dovetail with the working day"
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    verb
    1. join together by means of a dovetail.
      joint
      join
      link
      interlock
      splice
      mortise
      tenon
      fit together
     
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  1. Type of joint used in woodworking
    The meaning of DOVETAIL is something resembling a dove's tail; especially : a flaring tenon and a mortise into which it fits tightly making an interlocking joint between two pieces (as of wood).

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    dovetail noun [ C ] architecture specialized us / ˈdʌv.teɪl / uk / ˈdʌv.teɪl / (also dovetail joint) Add to word list a type of joint used to fix two pieces of wood firmly together

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    to fit together well, or to cause something to fit together well with something else: [ I ] Our plans dovetailed, and we were able to meet that evening. (Definition of dovetail from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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    Learn the noun and verb meanings of dovetail, a word that describes a joint between two pieces of wood or something that fits together well. See synonyms, examples, word history and related entries.

     
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