Grooves (5 letters)

{ Answer }

DADOS

{ Related Clues }

Carpenters' grooves
Carpentry grooves
Pedestal parts
Cuts rectangular grooves
Pedestal parts: Var.
Sets into a groove
Sets into grooves
Secures by fitting into a groove

{ Tags }

carpenters, carpentry, cuts, dados, fitting, groove, grooves, into, parts, pedestal, rectangular, secures, sets, var

{ Notes }

The answer DADOS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.

{ Definition }

DADO as a noun:

1. (wainscot, dado) = panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall

2. the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase

3. a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it

DADO as a verb:

1. provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"

2. cut a dado into or fit into a dado