Another word for dovetail
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Verb
To conform to another, especially in size and shape
- To be the proper size and shape for:
- To cause to be the proper size and shape:
- To measure for proper size:
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Another word for dovetail
Verb
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- To unite or join closely as by hooking or dovetailing.
- To connect together (parts of a mechanism, for example) so that the individual parts affect each other in motion or operation.
- To become united or joined closely, as by hooking or dovetailing.
- One of the rings or loops forming a chain.
- A unit in a connected series of units:
- A unit in a transportation or communications system.
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