Dovetail
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters
Definition of Dovetail
Noun
- The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
- In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
- In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
- A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
- A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).
Verb
- To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint. To combine or fit (things) together well.
"The executive board dovetailed its decision neatly with the prior projects the company had taken up."
- To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
- To combine or fit (things) together well.
"The executive board dovetailed its decision neatly with the prior projects the company had taken up."
- To combine or fit (things) together well.
"The executive board dovetailed its decision neatly with the prior projects the company had taken up."
- To interweave (a number of algorithms or subprograms) so that they can be run more or less simultaneously.
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