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groove vs rabbet

rabbet vs groove

groove and rabbet both are nouns.

groove and rabbet both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
groove Yes No Yes No
rabbet Yes No Yes No
As nouns, rabbet is a hyponym of groove; that is, rabbet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than groove:
  • groove: 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)
  • rabbet: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
Other hyponyms of groove include dado, flute, fluting, quirk, rebate, track, rut, stria, striation, washout.
groove (noun) rabbet (noun)
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
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)
groove (verb) rabbet (verb)
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove cut a rectangular groove into
make a groove in, or provide with a groove join with a rabbet joint
Difference between groove and rabbet

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