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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdaʊəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dowel.wav Forms: dowels [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊəl Etymology: From Middle English dowle, dule, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French doelle (“the hollow part of a tool where the handle is”), from Frankish *duli (“hollow tube, pipe”), from Proto-Germanic *dulją (“pipe”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- (“curvature, hollow”). If so, then cognate with French douelle, douille. Alternatively from Middle Low German dövel (“peg, plug”), from Old Saxon *dubil, from Proto-Germanic *dubilaz. If so, then cognate with Dutch deuvel (“wooden peg”), German Dübel (“dowel”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dowle}} Middle English dowle, {{der|en|fro|doelle|t=the hollow part of a tool where the handle is}} Old French doelle (“the hollow part of a tool where the handle is”), {{der|en|frk|*duli|t=hollow tube, pipe}} Frankish *duli (“hollow tube, pipe”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*dulją|t=pipe}} Proto-Germanic *dulją (“pipe”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰel-||curvature, hollow}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- (“curvature, hollow”), {{cog|fr|douelle}} French douelle, {{der|en|gml|dövel|t=peg, plug}} Middle Low German dövel (“peg, plug”), {{der|en|osx|*dubil}} Old Saxon *dubil, {{der|en|gem-pro|*dubilaz}} Proto-Germanic *dubilaz, {{cog|nl|deuvel|t=wooden peg}} Dutch deuvel (“wooden peg”), {{cog|de|Dübel|t=dowel}} German Dübel (“dowel”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dowel (plural dowels)
  1. 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. Coordinate_terms (pin or block of wood or metal): spline, biscuit, tenon Translations (a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position): խցաբութակ (xcʻabutʻak) (Armenian), դյուբել (dyubel) (Armenian), шпилка (špilka) (Bulgarian), щифт (štift) (Bulgarian), 銷釘 (Chinese Mandarin), 销钉 (xiāodìng) (Chinese Mandarin), deuvel [masculine] (Dutch), tüübel (Estonian), punn (Estonian), tappi (Finnish), seinätulppa (Finnish), tulppa (Finnish), cheville [feminine] (French), goujon [masculine] (French), Dübel [masculine] (German), Holzdübel [masculine] (German), Feder [feminine] (German), Verbinder [masculine] (German), pecek (Hungarian), naakeli (Ingrian), tassello [masculine] (Italian), piolo [masculine] (Italian), ダボ (dabo) (Japanese), cavilha [feminine] (Portuguese), дю́бель (djúbelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), tìpl [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tìpla [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), clavija [feminine] (Spanish), taco [masculine] (Spanish), espiga [feminine] (Spanish), tarugo [masculine] (Spanish), torillo [masculine] (Spanish), dymling [common-gender] (Swedish), klabiha (Tagalog), dübel (Turkish), pim (Turkish), hoelbren [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-dowel-en-noun-9~nCBgBF Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 6 10 37 15 Disambiguation of 'pin or block of wood or metal': 75 4 21 Disambiguation of 'a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position': 85 4 11
  2. A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from.
    Sense id: en-dowel-en-noun-1GNfrxn9
  3. (construction) A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it. Categories (topical): Construction, Carpentry Translations (piece of wood fitted into a surface): клин (klin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), дюбел (djubel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 木钉 (mù-dīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 膨脹螺絲 (Chinese Mandarin), 膨胀螺丝 (Chinese Mandarin), 麻根塞 (Chinese Mandarin), 膠塞 (Chinese Mandarin), 胶塞 (jiāosài) (Chinese Mandarin), plug (Dutch), cheville [feminine] (French), Dübel [masculine] (German), Feder [feminine] (German), Holzdübel [masculine] (German), Wanddübel [masculine] (German), Kunststoffdübel [masculine] (German), Metalldübel [feminine] (German), bucha [feminine] (Portuguese), clavija lignaria [feminine] (Spanish), torillo lignario [masculine] (Spanish), hoelbren [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-dowel-en-noun-JnqxT85C Disambiguation of Carpentry: 17 4 39 27 14 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing Disambiguation of 'piece of wood fitted into a surface': 27 3 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doul [obsolete] Derived forms: cross dowel, dowel joint, dowel pin Coordinate_terms: anchor [construction, manufacturing, business], screw anchor [US] [construction, manufacturing, business], wall plug [UK] [construction, manufacturing, business]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdaʊəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dowel.wav Forms: dowels [present, singular, third-person], dowelling [participle, present], doweling [participle, present], dowelled [participle, past], dowelled [past], doweled [participle, past], doweled [past]
Rhymes: -aʊəl Etymology: From Middle English dowle, dule, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French doelle (“the hollow part of a tool where the handle is”), from Frankish *duli (“hollow tube, pipe”), from Proto-Germanic *dulją (“pipe”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- (“curvature, hollow”). If so, then cognate with French douelle, douille. Alternatively from Middle Low German dövel (“peg, plug”), from Old Saxon *dubil, from Proto-Germanic *dubilaz. If so, then cognate with Dutch deuvel (“wooden peg”), German Dübel (“dowel”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dowle}} Middle English dowle, {{der|en|fro|doelle|t=the hollow part of a tool where the handle is}} Old French doelle (“the hollow part of a tool where the handle is”), {{der|en|frk|*duli|t=hollow tube, pipe}} Frankish *duli (“hollow tube, pipe”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*dulją|t=pipe}} Proto-Germanic *dulją (“pipe”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰel-||curvature, hollow}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- (“curvature, hollow”), {{cog|fr|douelle}} French douelle, {{der|en|gml|dövel|t=peg, plug}} Middle Low German dövel (“peg, plug”), {{der|en|osx|*dubil}} Old Saxon *dubil, {{der|en|gem-pro|*dubilaz}} Proto-Germanic *dubilaz, {{cog|nl|deuvel|t=wooden peg}} Dutch deuvel (“wooden peg”), {{cog|de|Dübel|t=dowel}} German Dübel (“dowel”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=doweled|pres_ptc2=doweling}} dowel (third-person singular simple present dowels, present participle dowelling or doweling, simple past and past participle dowelled or doweled)
  1. (transitive) To fasten together with dowels. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dowel-en-verb-3SZpFop4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 4 10 40 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 2 5 51 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 3 11 40 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 2 8 43 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 25 5 9 43 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 5 9 42 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 5 8 44 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 25 5 9 43 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 5 9 41 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 4 8 42 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 4 8 47 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 6 10 37 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 25 5 9 43 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 24 4 8 45 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 4 8 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 24 4 8 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 11 8 39 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 4 8 48 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 4 8 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 25 5 9 43 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 3 8 46 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 4 8 49 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 25 5 9 43 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 25 4 9 44 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 23 4 8 45 20
  2. (transitive) To furnish with dowels. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dowel-en-verb-V2OD7cEE Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 6 10 37 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doul [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "75 4 21",
          "sense": "pin or block of wood or metal",
          "word": "spline"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 21",
          "sense": "pin or block of wood or metal",
          "word": "biscuit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 21",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "xcʻabutʻak",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "խցաբութակ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "dyubel",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "դյուբել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "špilka",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "шпилка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "štift",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "щифт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "銷釘"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiāodìng",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "销钉"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "deuvel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "tüübel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "punn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "tappi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "seinätulppa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "tulppa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cheville"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "goujon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Dübel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Holzdübel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Feder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Verbinder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "pecek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "naakeli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tassello"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "piolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dabo",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "ダボ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cavilha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "djúbelʹ",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "дю́бель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tìpl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tìpla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "clavija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "taco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "espiga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tarugo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "torillo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "dymling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "klabiha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "dübel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 11",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
          "word": "pim"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "ダボ"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "hoelbren"
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        "(transitive) To fasten together with dowels."
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      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To furnish with dowels."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To furnish with dowels."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaʊəl/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dowel.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dowel.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊəl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "doul"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dowel"
}

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