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"business"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"tags": [
"US"
],
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"construction",
"manufacturing",
"business"
],
"word": "screw anchor"
},
{
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],
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"construction",
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"business"
],
"word": "wall plug"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "cross dowel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "dowel joint"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "dowel pin"
}
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},
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"name": "inh"
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"2": "dule"
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"2": "fro",
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},
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"3": "*dulją",
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},
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"name": "der"
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"4": "",
"5": "curvature, hollow"
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"2": "douelle"
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"1": "fr",
"2": "douille"
},
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"2": "osx",
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},
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"3": "*dubilaz"
},
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"name": "der"
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"2": "deuvel",
"t": "wooden peg"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
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"1": "de",
"2": "Dübel",
"t": "dowel"
},
"expansion": "German Dübel (“dowel”)",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "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.\nAlternatively 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”).",
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"tags": [
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]
}
],
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"pos": "noun",
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"sense": "pin or block of wood or metal",
"word": "spline"
},
{
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"sense": "pin or block of wood or metal",
"word": "biscuit"
},
{
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"sense": "pin or block of wood or metal",
"word": "tenon"
}
],
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"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."
],
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{
"_dis1": "83 4 13",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xcʿabutʿak",
"sense": "a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position",
"word": "խցաբութակ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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",
"word": "plugg"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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": "83 4 13",
"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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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2006, Steven Caney, Lauren House, Steven Caney's Ultimate Building Book, page 264",
"text": "This twenty-four-piece starter set uses twelve thirty-six-inch-long dowels (or nine forty-eight-inch dowels) cut to these rod lengths. Lay out the cuts so you use the entire length of each dowel without any leftover scraps.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from."
],
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"links": [
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"rod",
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]
]
},
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"langcode": "en",
"name": "Construction",
"orig": "en:Construction",
"parents": [
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"Engineering",
"Applied sciences",
"Art",
"Technology",
"Sciences",
"Culture",
"All topics",
"Society",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "17 5 45 21 12",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Carpentry",
"orig": "en:Carpentry",
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"Woodworking",
"Architecture",
"Engineering",
"Crafts",
"Applied sciences",
"Art",
"Technology",
"Society",
"Sciences",
"Culture",
"All topics",
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],
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"A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it."
],
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"raw_glosses": [
"(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."
],
"topics": [
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"manufacturing"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "klin",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "клин"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mù-dīng",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"word": "木钉"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"word": "plug"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cheville"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Dübel"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Feder"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Holzdübel"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "djubel",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дюбел"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"word": "膨脹螺絲"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"word": "膨胀螺丝"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"word": "麻根塞"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"word": "膠塞"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "jiāosài",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"word": "胶塞"
},
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"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
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],
"word": "Wanddübel"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Kunststoffdübel"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Metalldübel"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 4 71",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piece of wood fitted into a surface",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bucha"
}
]
}
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"present"
]
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"past"
]
},
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]
},
{
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"etymology_text": "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.\nAlternatively 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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "dowels",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "dowelling",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "doweling",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "dowelled",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "dowelled",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "doweled",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "doweled",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "++",
"past2": "doweled",
"pres_ptc2": "doweling"
},
"expansion": "dowel (third-person singular simple present dowels, present participle dowelling or doweling, simple past and past participle dowelled or doweled)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To fasten together with dowels."
],
"links": [
[
"fasten",
"fasten"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To fasten together with dowels."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "A cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To furnish with dowels."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To furnish with dowels."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈdaʊəl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʊəl"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "doul"
}
],
"word": "dowel"
}
{
"called_from": "page/2517",
"msg": "UNIMPLEMENTED parse_translation_template: trans-top-see {1: 'something fitted into a surface to let other pieces be fastened to it', 2: 'wall plug'}",
"path": [
"dowel",
"trans-top-see"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "dowel",
"trace": ""
}
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