Words Like DOVETAIL

We have put together a list of words that are similar to DOVETAIL.

3 Alternative Words Similar to dovetail

1 Fit Verb      Synonym Words Like Fit
2 Dovetailed Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Dovetailed
3 Dovetailing Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Dovetailing

10 definitions of dovetail

1 A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one.
2 To cut to a dovetail.
3 To join by means of dovetails.
4 To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly.
5 a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
6 fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
7 A fan-shaped tenon that forms a tight interlocking joint when fitted into a corresponding mortise.
8 A joint formed by interlocking one or more such tenons and mortises.
9 To cut into or join by means of dovetails.
10 To connect or combine precisely or harmoniously.
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