dowel
dowel — noun
- dowelsingular
- dowelsplural
1. a short rod, typically wooden, which slides into matching holes drilled in two p
a short rod, typically wooden, which slides into matching holes drilled in two parts to lock them together
Rachel lined up the shelf and tapped the wooden dowel into place.
collocation: tap the dowel into place
The chair legs stay firm because a dowel runs through the joint.
Selim drilled matching holes and pushed a dowel through both boards.
Noa's new desk came with small dowels instead of metal screws.
Pedro sanded the dowel lightly before gluing it into the chair arm.
用法筆記
Often paired with glue for a permanent bond. Distinguish from sense 2 (ROD STOCK): sense 1 is the finished fastener; sense 2 is the raw rod before it is cut into pins.
2. a length of wood intended to be cut and shaped into individual dowel pins
a length of wood intended to be cut and shaped into individual dowel pins
Isabela picked up a length of dowel from the timber yard.
dowel as raw material (uncountable use)
The workshop ordered thick birch dowel for the new cabinet job.
Lan cut the long dowel into short pieces with a fine saw.
Zola measured the dowel against the drawing before cutting it.
Reuben found that the cheapest dowel at the shop was made of pine.
用法筆記
Uncountable in this sense — refers to the rod stock, not an individual pin. The same word is countable when referring to a finished fastener (sense 1).
dowel — verb
- dowelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dowels3rd person singular
- doweling-ing form
- dowelledpast simple
1. to join two pieces of material by fitting a dowel through matching holes drilled
to join two pieces of material by fitting a dowel through matching holes drilled in both
Rachel dowelled the table legs to the frame for a clean look.
dowel + [part A] + to + [part B]
The cabinet maker dowelled every joint instead of using nails.
Stephanie carefully dowelled the broken chair arm back onto the seat.
After measuring twice, Pedro dowelled the two boards together.
The frame was dowelled at all four corners for extra strength.
文法句型
dowel + [object]
dowel + [two parts] + together
用法筆記
Common in woodworking and furniture-making. British spelling doubles the 'l' (dowelled, dowelling); American spelling often uses a single 'l' (doweled, doweling).