tenon
Because it is a word with a single syllable, tenon is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions oftenon
- 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.
- To make into a tenon.
Example: "First we'll tenon this part, then we'll make a mortise that will fit it on that part."
- To fit with tenons.
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