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noun
A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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verb
To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: architecture
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verb
To jog or run while juggling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a slight irregular shaking motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: jiggle
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Broader terms: shaking
noun
a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dowel, dowel pin
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Broader terms: fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
verb
fasten or join with a joggle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fasten, fix, secure
verb
move to and fro
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: jiggle, wiggle
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Broader terms: shake, agitate
Narrower terms: wag, waggle
History
From jog (noun) + -le (diminutive ending).
Etymology tree English jog Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English joggle From jog (verb) + -le (frequentative suffix).
Blend of jog + juggle.
Across languages
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