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- [dou-uh l]
- /ˈdaʊ əl/
- /ˈdaʊəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dou-uh l]
- /ˈdaʊ əl/
Definitions of dowel word
- noun dowel a piece of wood driven into a hole drilled in a masonry wall to receive nails, as for fastening woodwork. 1
- noun dowel a round wooden rod of relatively small diameter. 1
- noun dowel Dentistry. a peg, usually of metal, set into the root canal of a natural tooth to give additional support to an artificial crown. 1
- verb with object dowel to reinforce or furnish with a dowel or dowels. 1
- noun dowel A peg of wood, metal, or plastic without a distinct head, used for holding together components of a structure. 1
- noun dowel small wooden rod 1
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Origin of dowel
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English dowle < Middle Low German dovel plug; compare German Döbel, Dübel, Old High German tubili
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Parts of speech for Dowel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dowel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% 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".
dowel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dowel
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