dowel
/ˈdaʊəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdaʊəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdau̇(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)
dowel — noun
- dowelsingular
- dowelsplural
1. a small round pin, usually of wood, put into matching holes to keep two pieces f
a small round pin, usually of wood, put into matching holes to keep two pieces fixed together
Otis tapped a dowel into the shelf before tightening the side panel.
tap a dowel into a shelf joint
The chair stopped wobbling once Rania glued a new dowel in place.
glue a dowel in place
Gabriel marked both boards so the dowel would line up exactly.
When the drawer cracked, Sumin replaced the missing dowel with a spare.
文法句型
insert a dowel into
glue a dowel in place
wooden dowel
dowel hole
用法筆記
Usually refers to the short pin already prepared for a joint. Sense 2 is the longer rod material before it is cut into smaller pieces.
2. a straight round piece of wood meant to be cut into shorter dowels
a straight round piece of wood meant to be cut into shorter dowels
The carpenter bought a long dowel and cut it into four pegs.
cut a long dowel into shorter pieces
Mauricio sanded the dowel before making short pins for the toy cart.
The art teacher keeps long dowels near the saw for class projects.
After the glue dried, Devika painted the dowel for the puppet frame.
- rod
much broader and not limited to wood or joinery use
- wooden rod
plain descriptive phrase without the woodworking meaning of being cut for joints
文法句型
cut a dowel into pieces
sand a dowel
long dowel
thin dowel
用法筆記
Usually names the long round piece before it is cut to size. In sense 1, the dowel is already the small fastening pin.
dowel — verb
- dowelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dowels3rd person singular
- doweling-ing form
- dowelledpast simple
1. to fasten pieces by putting dowels into prepared holes, or to add dowels to some
to fasten pieces by putting dowels into prepared holes, or to add dowels to something
The repair shop doweled the broken stool before repainting the legs.
dowel a piece of furniture before repair
After drilling the edges, Christopher doweled the two frames together.
dowel two frames together
The cabinet maker doweled each corner so the box could hold books.
Sayaka doweled the loose rail instead of using metal screws.
文法句型
dowel two pieces together
dowel a joint
dowel the frame
be doweled
用法筆記
Common in woodworking. The object is usually a joint, board, frame, or piece of furniture, and the sentence often also mentions drilling or glue.