DOWEL
What does "DOWEL" mean?
A headless cylindrical pin of wood or metal used to join two pieces together.
Meanings
- A short round peg or rod, usually wooden, fitted into holes to hold two parts together. He glued a dowel into each hole to align the shelf. technical
- A long round wooden rod sold in lengths, used for crafts and construction. She cut the dowel down to make handles for the puppets.
- To fasten or reinforce something with dowels. They doweled the joints for extra strength. technical
Word origin
From Middle English 'dowle' ('part of a wheel'), probably from Middle Low German 'dovel' ('plug, peg, tap'); related to modern German 'Dübel' ('dowel, plug').
Remember it
A DOWEL is a peg you push DOWn into a hole - hear 'dow' and picture it sinking into wood.
A little poem
No nail, no scar, no glint of steel-
just a hidden peg that lets the joint stay real.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why is a dowel the most humble part of the furniture? It does all the joining and never shows its head.
What it teaches
The strongest joins are often the ones no one sees holding everything in place.
Quick facts
What does DOWEL mean?
A headless cylindrical pin of wood or metal used to join two pieces together.
Is DOWEL a valid word?
Yes — DOWEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DOWEL?
DOWEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DOWEL come from?
From Middle English 'dowle' ('part of a wheel'), probably from Middle Low German 'dovel' ('plug, peg, tap'); related to modern German 'Dübel' ('dowel, plug').
What can DOWEL teach us?
The strongest joins are often the ones no one sees holding everything in place.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.