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How to pronounce dowel in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dowel pin, joggle
Type of fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast

Examples of dowel

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A good way to measure this is to place a wooden dowel or broomstick on the back.
From the theepochtimes.com
Press the rubber sheet down a little with the dowel, to press the rubber inward.
From the al.com
Inside a kitchen or bathroom cabinet, suspend a dowel, suggests Family Handyman.
From the sacbee.com
Pitch that boring wooden dowel and install a variety of perches for your new pet.
From the sacbee.com
Check the depth of watering by pushing a wooden dowel or metal rod into the soil.
From the kansas.com
Then place a dowel rod in the center of the pot so that it sticks straight up.
From the dailyherald.com
One needs to feel the tailbone, upper back, and back of the head against the dowel.
From the theepochtimes.com
Now place a smaller planter over the dowel rod to sit on top of the second planter.
From the dailyherald.com
Use the paint brush to coat surfaces that will be rejoined, dowels and dowel holes.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
  • A dowel is a solid cylindrical rod, usually made of wood, plastic or metal. In its original manufactured form, dowel is called dowel rod.
  • A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position; A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it
  • (dowels) Cylindrical sections of wood; usually cut longitudinally.
  • (Dowels) A cylindrical piece of steel, either smooth or threaded used to hold stone in place. Dowels can be set in sealant, mortar or epoxy.
  • (Dowels) Small cylinders of wood that are used like pegs glued into holes, to join the parts in a piece of furniture. Dowels give a measure of solid strength to the joint that makes it stronger than glue alone.
  • (Dowels) Wooden sticks inserted straight down into the cake to secure the integrity of the cake layers and sculpture as one unit. Before serving, the dowels are often removed.
  • A short piece of nonferrous metal or slate fixed into a mortice or sinking in the joints of adjoining stones to prevent movement.
  • Wooden pin for fastening wood usually glued in between stiles and rails to strengthen a joint