tongue-and-groove
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Tongue and groove — or T G is a method of fitting similar objects together, edge to edge, used mainly with wood: flooring, parquetry, panelling, and similar constructions. Tongue and groove joints allow two flat pieces to be joined strongly together to make a single … Wikipedia
tongue-and-groove — tongue and grooveˈ noun 1. A system of joining boards by fitting a projection along the side of one into a groove in the next 2. These boards • • • Main Entry: ↑tongue * * * adj : joining pieces of wood together by having a long, raised part… … Useful english dictionary
tongue and groove — adj tongue and groove boards fit together by pushing a piece that sticks out along the edge of one board into a hollow area along the edge of another board ▪ tongue and groove floorboards … Dictionary of contemporary English
tongue and groove — ► NOUN ▪ wooden planking in which adjacent boards are joined by means of interlocking ridges and hollows down their sides … English terms dictionary
tongue and groove — noun uncount a series of long flat narrow pieces of wood that you join together along their long edges by fitting a raised part in one into a hole in the next … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tongue and groove — noun : a joint made by a tongue on one edge of a board fitting into a corresponding groove on the edge of another board * * * tongue and groove UK US noun [uncountable] a series of long flat narrow pieces of wood that you join together along… … Useful english dictionary
tongue and groove — noun Date: 1860 a joint made by a tongue on one edge of a board fitting into a corresponding groove on the edge of another board • tongue and groove adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
tongue-and-groove — adjective see tongue and groove … New Collegiate Dictionary
tongue-and-groove joint — [tuŋ′ n gro͞ov′] n. a kind of joint in which a tongue or tenon on one board fits exactly into a groove in another … English World dictionary
tongue-and-groove joint — tongue′ and groove′ joint n. bui 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 • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
