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dovetail

/ˈdʌvteɪl/verb

उच्चारण डव्टेल

आपस में ठीक बैठना, मेल खाना; (योजनाओं को) मिलाकर फिट करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (sth) (with/into sth)

    to fit together well; to make two plans or things fit together well

    आपस में ठीक बैठना, मेल खाना; (योजनाओं को) मिलाकर फिट करना

    • My research dovetails nicely with her work.
    • We tried to dovetail our holiday plans with theirs.

    Synonyms fit coincide match

    Opposite clash

  2. 2

    [T] technical

    to join two pieces of wood with dovetails

    चूल बिठाकर (लकड़ी) जोड़ना

    • The drawers are dovetailed at the corners.
noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a joint for fixing two pieces of wood together, in which a shaped piece fits into a cut of the same shape

    डवटेल जोड़, चूलदार जोड़

    • The old chest is held together with dovetails, not nails.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

fit coincide match

Antonyms

clash

§Grammar and usage

Dovetail with something.

Dovetail with something प्रयोग होता है।