noun
- wedge-shaped joints used in woodworking that interlock tightly
Usage: carpentry
verb
- fits together perfectly or harmoniously
Examples
- Her research dovetails perfectly with the team’s current project.
- The new policy dovetails with existing regulations.
- His schedule dovetails nicely with mine for the meeting.
- The carpenter cut precise dovetails for the drawer corners.
- The cabinet’s dovetails showed excellent craftsmanship.
- Their testimonies dovetail, supporting the same conclusion.