dovetail
Meaning of dovetail
noun
a joint formed by one or more tapered projections (tenons) on one piece which interlock with corresponding notches or recesses (mortises) in another.
verb- 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
Information about dovetail
- The plural form of dovetail is: dovetails.
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Hyphenation of dovetail
dove-tail
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- dovetail is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
dovetail synonyms
Meaning provide or fasten (something) with joints:
Meaning link; connect:
Meaning make, form, or suggest a connection with or between:
Meaning (of two or more things) engage with each other by overlapping or by the fitting together of projections and recesses:
Meaning join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands at the ends:
Meaning join securely by using a mortise and tenon:
Meaning join by means of a tenon:
Meaning be consistent with:
Meaning (of a concept or fact) be harmonious or consistent with:
Meaning be of the same opinion; agree:
Meaning correspond in nature; tally:
Meaning correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious:
Meaning be of the right shape and size for:
Meaning comply with rules, standards, or laws:
Meaning consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another:
Meaning add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony:
Meaning have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another:
Meaning have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly:
Meaning agree or correspond:
Meaning make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to:
Meaning make insulting or mocking remarks; jeer:
Meaning make square:
Anagrams of dovetail
Words that rhyme with dovetail
tail, bobtail, lobtail, tubtail, bandtail, broadtail, goldtail, hardtail, lizardtail, redtail, roundtail, shieldtail, swordtail, Fringetail, betail, bonetail, bristletail, daggletail, detail, drabbletail, draggletail, firetail, freetail, horsetail, lyretail, mousetail, nonretail, piketail, predetail, quaketail, retail, scaletail, shadetail, shavetail, spiketail, spindletail, spinetail, squaretail, swingletail, tripletail, trundletail, whitetail, wiretail, leeftail, stifftail, Wagtail, bangtail, dogtail, longtail, pigtail
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