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    DOVETAIL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortisesplay

    Synonyms:

    dovetail; dovetail joint

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("dovetail" is a kind of...):

    mortise-and-tenon joint; mortise joint (a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other)

    Derivation:

    dovetail (fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they dovetail  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it dovetails  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: dovetailed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: dovetailed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: dovetailing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetailplay

    Classified under:

    Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

    Hypernyms (to "dovetail" is one way to...):

    fit (make fit)

    Cause:

    fit; go (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    dovetail (a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises)

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