TONGUE AND GROOVE meaning: Interlocking boards for seamless fit

We found 16 dictionaries that define the word tongue and groove:

General (11 matching dictionaries)

tongue and groove: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
tongue-and-groove, tongue and groove: Merriam-Webster
tongue and groove: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
tongue and groove: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
tongue-and-groove, tongue-and-groove: Collins English Dictionary
tongue-and-groove, tongue and groove: Wiktionary
tongue and groove: Dictionary.com
Tongue and groove: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
tongue-and-groove, tongue and groove: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Tongue-and-groove, tongue and groove: Encyclopedia

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)

Woodworking Glossary (No longer online)
Glossary of Woodworking Terms (No longer online)
Tongue and Groove: Glossary of Woodworking Terms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (tongue and groove)

▸ noun: A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.

Similar:

matchboard, rabbet, groove, joggle, joist, grafting, lipping, coulisse, spline, rug joint, more...

Opposite:

flat, unjointed, unfitting, non-interlocking

Phrases:

tongue and groove joint, more...

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