Synonyms for dove-tail
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Noun
1. Swallow-tail — in full dovetail joint, a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into…
swallow-tail, fantail, culvertail dated
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
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- Other spellings
- dovetail
Forms
- Plural
- dove-tails → swallow-tails, fantails, culvertails…
By length
- 7 letters
- fantail2
- 10 letters
- culvertail
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fantail2 = 2 syllables).