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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of tongue-and-groove joint

First recorded in 1875–80

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

groove

[ groov ]

/ gruv /

noun

a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint), a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.

the track or channel of a phonograph record for the needle or stylus.

a fixed routine: to get into a groove.

Printing. the furrow at the bottom of a piece of type.

Slang. an enjoyable time or experience.

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

to cut a groove in; furrow.

Slang.

to appreciate and enjoy.
to please immensely.

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

Slang.

to take great pleasure; enjoy oneself: He was grooving on the music.
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.

Related formsgroove·less, adjectivegroove·like, adjectivegroov·er, nounre·groove, verb (used with object), re·grooved, re·groov·ing.

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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

a long narrow channel or furrow, esp one cut into wood by a tool

the spiral channel, usually V-shaped, in a gramophone recordSee also microgroove

one of the spiral cuts in the bore of a gun

anatomy any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part; sulcus

mountaineering a shallow fissure in a rock face or between two rock faces, forming an angle of more than 120°

a settled existence, routine, etc, to which one is suited or accustomed, esp one from which it is difficult to escape

slang an experience, event, etc, that is groovy

in the groove

jazz playing well and apparently effortlessly, with a good beat, etc
US fashionable

verb

(tr) to form or cut a groove in

(intr) old-fashioned, slang to enjoy oneself or feel in rapport with one's surroundings

(intr) jazz to play well, with a good beat, etc

Derived Formsgrooveless, adjectivegroovelike, adjective

Word Origin for groove

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

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Word Origin and History for tongue-and-groove joint (1 of 2)

groove

c.1400, "cave, mine, pit" (late 13c. in place names), from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse grod "pit," or from Middle Dutch groeve "furrow, ditch," both from Proto-Germanic *grobo (cf. Old Norse grof "brook, river bed," Old High German gruoba "ditch," Gothic groba "pit, cave," Old English græf "ditch"), related to grave (n.). Sense of "long, narrow channel or furrow" is 1650s. Meaning "spiral cut in a phonograph record" is from 1902. Figurative sense of "routine" is from 1842, often deprecatory at first, "a rut."

Word Origin and History for tongue-and-groove joint (1 of 2)

groove

1680s, "make a groove," from groove (n.). Slang sense is from late 1930s. Related: Grooved; grooving.

tongue-and-groove joint

noun Carpentry.

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Origin of tongue-and-groove joint

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

groove

noun

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

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

Origin of groove

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

tongue-and-groove joint

noun

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

groove

noun

verb

Word Origin for groove

Word Origin and History for tongue-and-groove joint (1 of 2)

groove

Word Origin and History for tongue-and-groove joint (1 of 2)

groove

Medicine definitions for tongue-and-groove joint

groove

n.

Idioms and Phrases with tongue-and-groove joint

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