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- [duhv-teyl]
- /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/
- /ˈdʌv.teɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhv-teyl]
- /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/
Definitions of dovetail word
- noun dovetail a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin. 1
- noun dovetail a joint formed of one or more such tenons fitting tightly within corresponding mortises. 1
- noun dovetail A joint formed by one or more tapered projections (tenons) on one piece that interlock with corresponding notches or recesses (mortises) in another. 1
- intransitive verb dovetail interlock, interweave 1
- intransitive verb dovetail interweave with 1
- transitive verb dovetail interweave 1
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Origin of dovetail
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; so named from its shape
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dovetail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dovetail popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dovetail usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dovetail
verb dovetail
- harmonize — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- conform — If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- coincide — If one event coincides with another, they happen at the same time.
- jibe — to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
- correspond — If one thing corresponds to another, there is a close similarity or connection between them. You can also say that two things correspond.
noun dovetail
- interface — a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- junction — an act of joining; combining.
- collocation — In linguistics, collocation is the way that some words occur regularly whenever another word is used.
- miter — the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- plug in — capable of or designed for being connected to an electrical power source by plugging in or inserting: a plug-in hair dryer; a plug-in transistor.
Antonyms for dovetail
verb dovetail
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- disunite — to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
Top questions with dovetail
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