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
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Custom wood dowel screens create a space that allows hotel guests to meander through and discover the various seating arrangements to nestle in and find comfort.
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Michael Alpiner, Forbes, "Hotel Marcel Set To Become The First Passive House Hotel In The US," 5 Apr. 2021
In rural Kent City, Mich., Billie Freeland watched her fourth-graders try to produce energy by building a water wheel out of an orange juice carton, a dowel, a Styrofoam ball and plastic spoons.
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Washington Post, "Project-based learning confronts students with uncertainty. Finally.," 12 Mar. 2021
When a mouse scampers across the dowel and hops onto the can to eat the peanut butter, the can spins and the mouse goes for a swim.
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The Editors, Field & Stream, "Our Favorite Projects for Hunting Camp," 8 Oct. 2020
With the shade lowered, the outside dowel ends fit into these holes.
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Scott Flickinger, Popular Mechanics, "How to Make a Shade for Your Pergola," 27 Feb. 2021
Pellet ice is cylindrical, with smooth sides and rough ends, as if each piece had been snapped off of a long dowel of ice.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, "Pellet Ice Is the Good Ice," 27 Jan. 2021
Attach a wooden dowel or skewer to it and — boom — festive Mardi Gras craft complete.
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Jessica Saggio | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, "Parents can keep some Mardi Gras magic alive for the kids," 24 Jan. 2021
Bore the pilot hole for an eye screw into the opposite end of the long dowel.
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Roy Berendsohn And Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "Make a Gift: A Wooden Wagon for the Kids," 28 Nov. 2020
While some Proud Boys hesitated, others followed Schwetz, including a taciturn man with a high-and-tight military haircut and a large Confederate flag attached to a wooden dowel.
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Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, "Among the Insurrectionists," 15 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Cut 1x2 into eight 36-inch pieces, then cut 3/8-inch dowel rods into 12-inch lengths.
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Chelsea Evers, Better Homes & Gardens, "Transport Your Kitchen with These Tips for Creating a Provincial Pantry," 2 Apr. 2021
Plug the holes with 3⁄8-inch dowel glued into place and trimmed flush [8].
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Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, "This Modern Adirondack Chair Is a Great Woodworking Challenge," 18 July 2020
For a classic spiral design, place your finger or dowel rod in the center of the shirt and start turning clockwise until the entire shirt reaches a spiral design.
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Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, "The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Tie-Dye Anything (and Everything) In Your Closet," 9 June 2020
Kay would have had to carefully dowel these cuts together, and then shape them into a perfectly round wheel.
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Cody Cassidy, Wired, "Who Invented the Wheel? And How Did They Do It?," 6 May 2020
The great room, which features tongue-and-groove, doweled rafters above matching Koa floors, provides plenty of room to entertain, but the downstairs game room is where the real fun happens.
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Liv Sotheby's International Realty, The Denver Post, "A timeless luxury, 375 Mill Creek Circle is Vail’s premier ski-in/ski-out property," 20 Dec. 2019
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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
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dow·el
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Kids Definition of dowel
: a pin or peg used for fastening together two pieces of wood
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