MORTISE JOINT Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase mortise joint. (close relations)
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| groove | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) • a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape • (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part verb • make a groove in, or provide with a groove • hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove | ||||||
| hole | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an opening into or through something • an opening deliberately made in or through something • one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course • an unoccupied space • a depression hollowed out of solid matter • a fault • informal terms for a difficult situation • informal terms for the mouth verb • hit the ball into the hole • make holes in | ||||||
| notch | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||
noun • a V-shaped indentation • the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks • a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface • a small cut verb • cut or make a notch into • notch a surface to record something | ||||||
| recess | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a state of abeyance or suspended business • a small concavity • an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) • an enclosure that is set back or indented • a pause from doing something (as work) verb • put into a recess • make a recess in • close at the end of a session | ||||||
| socket | nounn | |||||
noun • a bony hollow into which a structure fits • receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted • a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted | ||||||
| ankle | nounn | |||||
noun • a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus | ||||||
| ankle joint | nounn | |||||
noun • a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus | ||||||
| articulatio talocruralis | nounn | |||||
noun • a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus | ||||||
| mortise-and-tenon joint | nounn | |||||
noun • a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other | ||||||
