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DOWEL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

Synonyms:

dowel; dowel pin; joggle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dowel" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb dowel

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