Meaning & use
dovetailed
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Fit together neatly and precisely, as interlocking parts do.
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Her research interests dovetailed perfectly with the lab's ongoing project.
The carpenter dovetailed the corners of the drawer for extra strength.
A note on using this word
Comes from woodworking, where a 'dovetail joint' fans out in a shape resembling a dove's tail.
Words with a similar meaning
interlockedmeshedcoincided
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Words with an opposite meaning
clashedconflicted
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