dovetailnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʌv.teɪl//ˈdʌv.teɪl/also dovetail joint specializeda type of joint used to fix two pieces of wood firmly together
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Building: carpentry & joinery
- beading
- bevel
- bevelled
- cabinetmaker
- carpenter
- gimlet
- jigsaw
- joinery
- mitre
- mortice
- mortice lock
- panel
- plane
- sand
- sandpaper
- sawdust
- season
- shelve
- tenon
- veneer
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dovetailverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈdʌv.teɪl/us/ˈdʌv.teɪl/to cause something to fit exactly together:
Their results dovetail nicely with ours.
We tried to dovetail our plans with theirs.
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Connecting and combining
- abut
- adjoin
- aggregate
- allied
- amalgamate
- assemblage
- bind
- conjunction
- desegregate
- eclectic
- entwine
- fuse
- fusion
- hand to hand idiom
- lump sb/sth together
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- merge
- mesh
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