Hyphenation of dovetail

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word dovetail? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dove-tail

Definitions of dovetail:

1.	A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
2.	Fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail

Synonyms of dovetail:

noun	dovetail joint, mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint
verb	fit

Last hyphenations of this language

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.