Word Meaning

Meaning of tenon

- A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk.
- To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.

Crossword clue for tenon

- Joint, mortise and ...
- Mortise and ...
- Part of a joint
- Part of a timber joint
- Part of wood joint
- Shaped wood piece
- Wood joint
- Wood joint projection