Dado (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

• The interior designer suggested the owners dado their dining room to install built-in storage and shelves.
• During the renovation, they decided to dado the living room with floor-to-ceiling cabinetry.
• The architects were instructed to dado the kitchen with a large window seat and storage compartments.
• Homeowners chose to dado the playroom to add a cozy reading nook with a built-in bench.
• The carpenter specialized in custom woodworking helped dado the master bedroom with a spacious walk-in closet.

Hypernyms

• Render
• Provide
• Furnish

Meaning ²

Cut a dado into or fit into a dado.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

• The carpenter had to dado the shelves into the side of the cabinet frame.
• To secure the plywood bottom, dado it into the cabinet's frame about 1/2 inch deep.
• Dado the back panel to create a flush surface with the cabinet's frame.
• Make sure to dado the drawers so they fit snugly into the frame of the dresser.
• After measuring carefully, he carefully cut and fit the shelves to dado into the bookcase frame.