to dovetail
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6.7
- verb
- /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/
:
encajar (con)
- The new software will dovetail with our existing systems to improve efficiency.
- dovetails nicely
- dovetails neatly
- strategy that dovetails
So where does all of this dovetail into the world of addiction?
- So where does all of this dovetail into the world of addiction?
- And the headlines perfectly dovetail into narcissistic behavior.
- And, and, and I'll say one thing that that dovetails with what you were talking about before.
- And it's just everything just dovetailed together.
- But before we do that, how does this feeling brain thinking brain, you know, battle this ongoing thing dovetail into these three laws of emotion?
- But on the other hand, just because the movement dovetails nicely with the ideology of the rich doesn't necessarily mean that they're wrong.
- And he starts plugging in words like remote viewing and other stuff, right, trying to dovetail on some of those technologies.
Examples
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Matthiessen's political passions have dovetailed with the impulses of his soul.
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So where does all of this dovetail into the world of addiction?
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And I guess this might dovetail with the last time we talked.
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The problems with our public character dovetail with the problems in our private character.
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Which you solve with training, which will dovetail into the whole teaching thing in a second.
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So I think it dovetails really well with this message and it's really exciting.
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And this really dovetails with the core idea within essentialism itself.
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Our inquiry lesson dovetailed with the study of the Great War, tapping into the prior knowledge of students.
Academic text (2014) -
Youth participatory action research projects offer experiences that dovetail with school counseling programs like ASIP.
Academic text (2010) -
Sidwell Friends supports the program because it dovetails with the school's Quaker philosophies on equality and opportunity.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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2.3
To mix things so they become one or look good together
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3.2
Match another thing and look good together
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2.3
Fit well with each other, especially in color or style
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5.9
To come together or bring things together
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4.1
To join parts so they fit tightly and move together
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4.7
Fit well together so they work without problems
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6.2
To stick together to form one unit, like parts of a machine or ideas in a plan
Fit together with no gaps like the fingers of two hands
To fit together closely like the fingers of two hands
To fit together like gears so parts touch and work together
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.6
A strong connection in wood made by fitting interlocking angled pieces together
- Specialized
A tool for cutting angled grooves that join two pieces of wood together
- Specialized
A small saw with a stiff back and fine teeth for cutting small angled joints in wood
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Etymology
Dovetail comes from the name of a wood joint that looks like a bird's tail: dove + tail. To dovetail two things is to 'fit together' so they lock like that joint, which is why it means parts match and work well together.