noun Download 🔗Share A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position. Examples : "The carpenter used a wooden dowel to join the two pieces of wood together to make the chair leg stronger. " material part technical building structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from. Examples : "The woodworker used a long dowel to create a batch of small, cylindrical pegs for assembling the bookshelf. " material item building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it. Examples : "The carpenter used a dowel to attach the wobbly table leg because the old screw holes were too damaged to hold a screw anymore. " material architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fasten together with dowels. Examples : "The carpenter dowelled the wooden planks together to create a sturdy shelf. " material technical building structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To furnish with dowels. Examples : "A cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask." material technical architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
