dowel
noun
dow·el
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Definition of dowel
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a pin fitting into a hole in an abutting piece to prevent motion or slipping
also
: a round rod or stick used especially for cutting up into dowels
2
: a piece of wood driven into a wall so that other pieces can be nailed to it
dowel
verb
dowelled
also doweled;
dowelling
also doweling
Definition of dowel (Entry 2 of 2)
: to fasten by or furnish with dowels
Examples of dowel in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
PerScience’s Lakshmi Supriya, Eacock and her colleagues gauged more than 300 caterpillars’ color-sensing skills by placing them in boxes containing wooden dowels painted black, brown, green and white. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "These Caterpillars Can Detect Color Using Their Skin Not Their Eyes," 27 Aug. 2019 Forget a toothpick; this had to be held together with a wooden dowel. — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, "52 Weeks of Burgers: Mad Mack’s Burger Co.," 26 July 2019 Participants adorn dowels, branches, and twigs with fabrics, trims, wire, ribbons, clay, seashells and a wide variety of embellishments symbolizing the healing process. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Brother Benno’s puts on ‘Sip and Paint’ fundraiser," 19 June 2019 Plastic Easter eggs Gold leaf marker Hot glue gun (and wooden dowel if necessary) Hexagon tile Potting soil Succulents Remove the top half of a plastic Easter egg and discard or save for another project. — Country Living Staff, Country Living, "These Mini Succulent Planters Are Actually Made From Plastic Easter Eggs," 31 Mar. 2017 Insert the short wooden dowels (#101367) into the side panel, then insert the side panel into the backboard. — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, "Everything You Need to Know Before Building an IKEA Malm Bed Frame," 12 Sep. 2018 One basic execution is to bore a pair of holes into wall studs, insert metal bars or wood dowels into the framing and slip a solid wood shelf over the supports. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "How to Build Floating Shelves (With Plans!)," 16 Mar. 2015 Kitty Wand Assorted scraps of felt and metallic paper become a captivating cat prop when affixed to a pretty dowel. — Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping, "5 Pet Toys You Can Make Yourself," 14 Aug. 2014 Thread the two together, and glue the minute hand to the dowel and the hour hand to the PVC. — Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, "4 Great Halloween Costumes From the PM Archives," 11 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dowel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for dowel
dowel
noun
English Language Learners Definition of dowel
: a pin or peg that is used for joining together two pieces of wood, metal, plastic, etc.
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dowel
noun
dow·el
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Kids Definition of dowel
: a pin or peg used for fastening together two pieces of wood