tenon C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction US /ˈtɛnən/ UK /ˈtɛnən/ See IPA manual Freq #143450 Meanings 1 noun a projecting piece cut at the end of a length of wood and shaped to fit into a corresponding mortise to form a joint The carpenter fitted the rail's tenon tightly into the mortise in the post. 2 verb to cut a tenon on something or join pieces by means of tenons Each beam was carefully tenoned before the frame was raised. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a projecting piece cut at... projectionjoint member 2 verb · to cut a tenon on something... jointmortise and tenon Word family Forms tenoned Derived forms tenonertenoning Related forms mortisejoinerydovetail Etymology From Middle English tenoun and Anglo-Norman or Old French tenon, related to tenir, 'to hold,' from Latin tenere. The name reflects the way the projecting piece holds two members of a wooden frame together when inserted into a mortise. Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tenon **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛnən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛnən/ **Frequency rank:** 143450 ## Meanings 1. a projecting piece cut at the end of a length of wood and shaped to fit into a corresponding mortise to form a joint 2. to cut a tenon on something or join pieces by means of tenons ## Examples - The carpenter fitted the rail's tenon tightly into the mortise in the post. - Each beam was carefully tenoned before the frame was raised. ## Synonyms - projection - joint member ## Derived Forms - tenoner - tenoning ## Related Forms - mortise - joinery - dovetail ## Etymology From Middle English tenoun and Anglo-Norman or Old French tenon, related to tenir, 'to hold,' from Latin tenere. The name reflects the way the projecting piece holds two members of a wooden frame together when inserted into a mortise. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown