A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.

A town and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France. / A sea area between this port and France. / A local government district of Kent, including this port.

(idiomatic) A disturbance, usually one caused within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.

(woodworking, often attributively) A type of joint where adjoining boards are fastened by interlocking fan-shaped cutouts.

(woodworking, transitive) To unite with a dovetail joint. / (figuratively, transitive, intransitive, ditransitive) To fit together well; to combine or attach like a dovetail.

(informal) Affectionate in a rather mushy or oversentimental fashion.

plural of dovecote

plural of dovetail

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dovetail

(carpentry) Having a dovetail joint. / (heraldry) Involving a wavy line in the form of triangles, resembling a dovetail.