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Vowel vs Dowel - What's the difference?

vowel | dowel |

As nouns the difference between vowel and dowel

is that vowel is (phonetics) a sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable while dowel is a pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

As a verb dowel is

to fasten together with dowels.

vowel

English

(wikipedia vowel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
  • A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a'', ''e'', ''i'', ''o'' and ''u'', and sometimes ''y .

    • Antonyms

    * (sound) consonant * (letter) consonant

    Related terms

    * semivowel * consonant * liquid

    Anagrams

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    dowel

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
  • A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from.
  • *
  • (construction) A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may fastened to it.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (pin or block of wood or metal) spline, biscuit, tenon * (construction) anchor, screw anchor (US); wall plug (UK).

    Verb

    (dowell)
  • To fasten together with dowels.
  • To furnish with dowels.
    • A cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
    (Webster 1913)

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