'Dovetailing' definitions:
Definition of 'Dovetailing'
From: GCIDE
- Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dovetailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dovetailing.]
- 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. [1913 Webster]
- He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dovetailing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a propos,
- ad rem,
- adapted,
- applicable,
- apposite,
- appropriate,
- apropos,
- apt,
- becoming,
- befitting,
- felicitous,
- fit,
- fitted,
- fitting,
- geared,
- happy,
- just right,
- likely,
- meshing,
- on the button,
- opportune,
- pat,
- qualified,
- relevant,
- right,
- seasonable,
- sortable,
- suitable,
- suited,
- suiting,
- tailored,
- to the point,
- to the purpose