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MORTISE JOINT Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the phrase mortise joint. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase mortise joint. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MORTISE JOINT

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groove
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

• a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

• (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

verb

• make a groove in, or provide with a groove

• hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

hole
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an opening into or through something

• an opening deliberately made in or through something

• one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

• an unoccupied space

• a depression hollowed out of solid matter

• a fault

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• informal terms for the mouth

verb

• hit the ball into the hole

• make holes in

notch
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• a V-shaped indentation

• the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

• a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface

• a small cut

verb

• cut or make a notch into

• notch a surface to record something

recess
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a state of abeyance or suspended business

• a small concavity

• an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

• an enclosure that is set back or indented

• a pause from doing something (as work)

verb

• put into a recess

• make a recess in

• close at the end of a session

socket
nounn
noun

• a bony hollow into which a structure fits

• receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted

• a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

ankle
nounn
noun

• a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

ankle joint
nounn
noun

• a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

articulatio talocruralis
nounn
noun

• a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

mortise-and-tenon joint
nounn
noun

• a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other

Best Hypernyms For MORTISE JOINT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for mortise joint, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
joint articulation attachment bond connection coupling junction juncture link
Phrases (2)
articulatio planagliding joint

Alternatives for GROOVE

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