tongue and groove

noun

A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.

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Meanings

nountongue and groove (plural tongue and grooves or tongues and grooves)

plural tongue and grooves · plural tongues and grooves

  1. A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.

Translations

Catalan encadellat
  • encadellatjoint, in flooring or panelling
Finnish ponttiliitos, pontti
  • ponttiliitosjoint, in flooring or panelling
  • ponttijoint, in flooring or panelling
German Nut und Feder
  • Nut und Federjoint, in flooring or panelling
Irish teanga agus eitre
  • teanga agus eitrejoint, in flooring or panelling
Italian ad incastro, maschio e femmina
  • ad incastrojoint, in flooring or panelling
  • maschio e femminajoint, in flooring or panelling
Māori hono awa-arero
  • hono awa-arerojoint, in flooring or panelling
Norwegian not og fjær
  • not og fjærjoint, in flooring or panelling
Russian шпунт
  • шпунт (špunt)joint, in flooring or panelling
Spanish machihembrado, machimbre
  • machihembradojoint, in flooring or panelling
  • machimbrejoint, in flooring or panelling
Cite this entry
APA

tongue and groove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20and%20groove

MLA

“tongue and groove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20and%20groove. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tongue and groove,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20and%20groove.

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