tongue-and-groove joint

[ tuhng-uh n-groov ]
/ ˈtʌŋ ənˈgruv /

noun Carpentry.

a joint between two boards in which a raised area on the edge of one board fits into a corresponding groove in the edge of the other to produce a flush surface.

Origin of tongue-and-groove joint

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby tongue-and-groove joint

tongue river, tongue sole, tongue thrust, tongue twister, tongue worm, tongue-and-groove joint, tongue-in-cheek, tongue-lash, tongue-swallowing, tongue-tie, tongue-tied

Definition for tongue-and-groove joint (2 of 2)

groove
[ groov ]
/ gruv /

noun

verb (used with object), grooved, groov·ing.

to cut a groove in; furrow.
Slang.
  1. to appreciate and enjoy.
  2. to please immensely.

verb (used without object), grooved, groov·ing.

Slang.
  1. to take great pleasure; enjoy oneself: He was grooving on the music.
  2. to get along or interact well.
to fix in a groove.

Origin of groove

1350–1400; Middle English grofe, groof mining shaft; cognate with Middle Dutch groeve, Dutch groef, German Grube pit, ditch; akin to grave1

SYNONYMS FOR groove

3 rut, habit, pattern.

OTHER WORDS FROM groove

groove·less, adjective groove·like, adjective groov·er, noun re·groove, verb (used with object), re·grooved, re·groov·ing.

British Dictionary definitions for tongue-and-groove joint (1 of 2)

tongue-and-groove joint

noun

a joint made between two boards by means of a tongue along the edge of one board that fits into a groove along the edge of the other board

British Dictionary definitions for tongue-and-groove joint (2 of 2)

groove
/ (ɡruːv) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of groove

grooveless, adjective groovelike, adjective

Word Origin for groove

C15: from obsolete Dutch groeve, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gruoba pit, Old Norse grof

Medical definitions for tongue-and-groove joint

groove
[ grōōv ]

n.

A rut, groove, or narrow depression or channel in a surface.

Idioms and Phrases with tongue-and-groove joint

groove

see in the groove.