Thesaurus / rabbet

rabbet

synonyms for rabbet

See also synonyms for: rabbeted / rabbeting

QUIZ

January Synonym Of The Day Quiz: Guess Which Words To Swap!

Rabbet, rab′et, n. a groove cut in the edge of a plank so that another may fit into it.

Rabbet these pieces sufficient to allow the art glass to set in on the back sides and be fastened—about 1/4 in.

For the outside rabbet, one piece 11 inch, 371/2 long; this nailed to the end of the box forms rabbet for the trays to rest on.

The re-entering angle left upon the wood is called the rebate or rabbet.

There is a rabbet in their inside upper edge, to receive the hatches or gratings.

The panel may be of one piece, set into the rabbet and grooves.

The bottom shelf can simply be made narrower and without a rabbet.

The back should be set in a rabbet as in the cases already shown.

This rabbet should not come quite to the front edge of the top.

One cushion is fastened near the top, one near the bottom, and one in the center, in the rabbet of the door frame.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985