dovetails (0 synonym found)

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Definition of dovetails:

(v) : (transitive) (figuratively) To combine or fit (things) together well.
(v) : (intransitive, figuratively) Of several things: to combine or fit together well.
(v) : (intransitive) To adapt to something; to fit in.
(v) : (transitive) (chiefly woodworking) To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
(n) : In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
(n) : A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
Definition of dovetails:

(v) : (transitive) (figuratively) To combine or fit (things) together well.
(v) : (intransitive, figuratively) Of several things: to combine or fit together well.
(v) : (intransitive) To adapt to something; to fit in.
(v) : (transitive) (chiefly woodworking) To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
(n) : In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
(n) : A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
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