Definitions for dovetail

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dovetail dove·tail

Spelling: [duhv-teyl]

IPA: /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/

Dovetail is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 356 anagrams from letters in dovetail (adeilotv).

Definitions for dovetail

noun

1. a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
2. a joint formed of one or more such tenons fitting tightly within corresponding mortises.

verb (used with or without object)

1. Carpentry. to join or fit together by means of a dovetail or dovetails.
2. to join or fit together compactly or harmoniously.

Origin of dovetail

First recorded in 1555-65; so named from its shape

Examples for dovetail

When dressed off, it gives the appearance of a dovetail on each face.

With a fine tenon or dovetail saw, cut the saw kerf as at Fig. 316.

Set the bevel-square at the proper angle for a dovetail, Fig. 250.

In place of the grooves the cavity may be of the dovetail form.

The novel is structurally daring, managing to dovetail the perspectives of both boys.

And the overriding issue of the election—the economy—happens to dovetail with the issues that concern New Hampshire Republicans.

Fig. 41 shows a "Tee Halving Joint" with a dovetail cut on the edge.

This dovetail is half blind, so that the joint will not appear when the drawer is shut.

Your acid experiences also seem to dovetail with expanding your musical consciousness.

Only it was hard for the child to dovetail the two halves of her life.