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dovetail with
dovetail with something
1. . Lit. to interlock tightly with something using a dovetail joint. The side of the drawer dovetails with the front of the drawer.
2. Fig. to fit neatly into something. Your story doesn't dovetail with mine very well.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Aylen | | - | Native American, Mapuche |
Sammie | | ['sæmiə] | |
Gordan | | GOR-dahn (Serbian, Croatian) | Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian |
Gunhild | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
JevgĒŅIjs | | - | Latvian |
Aidan | | AY-dən | Irish, Scottish, English (Modern) |