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English noun: dovetail

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


Synonymsdovetail joint


Broader (hypernym)mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint


English verb: dovetail

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


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)fit


Causefit, go









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