dovetail
🇺🇸
/ˈdʌvteɪl/
🇬🇧
/ˈdʌvteɪl/
verb
R
When two things dovetail, they fit together perfectly or complement each other.
Her skills dovetail with mine, making us a great team.
noun
R
A joint made by fitting two pieces of wood together in a way that they interlock.
The cabinetmaker used a dovetail to join the two pieces of wood.
translation
When two things dovetail, they fit together perfectly or complement each other.
A joint made by fitting two pieces of wood together in a way that they interlock.
Word Forms
3rd Present
dovetails
Past
dovetailed
Perfect
dovetailed
Progressive
dovetailing
Plural
dovetail joints