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Wedges
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
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One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
"Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut."
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A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
"Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?"
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A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
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Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things.
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To support or secure using a wedge.
"I wedged open the window with a screwdriver."
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To force into a narrow gap.
"He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa."
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To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.
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Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state.
"My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update."
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(Cambridge University slang) The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wedges"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chocknoun | Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling. |
| submarinenoun | (nautical) A boat that can go underwater. |
| subnoun | Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun. [(US, Canada) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll split lengthwise.] |
| wedge heelnoun | A shoe with such a heel. |
| lodgenoun | A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin. |
| bombernoun | (aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs. |
| depositnoun | (banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest. |
| squeezenoun | An instance of squeezing. |
| sticknoun | An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. |
| poor boynoun | (US) A submarine sandwich: a po' boy. |
| zepnoun | (US, dialectal) A certain type of submarine sandwich |
| hero sandwichnoun | (US) A large sandwich on a long thick bun. |
| submarine sandwichnoun | (US, Canada) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll split lengthwise. |
| italian sandwichnoun | (US) A type of submarine sandwich consisting of French bread sliced lengthwise, filled with salami or ham with cheese and onion. |
| hoagienoun | (US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich. |
| hoagynoun | Alternative form of hoagie. [(US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.] |
| cuban sandwichnoun | A particular kind of meat-and-cheese sandwich made on Cuban bread. |
| forcenoun | Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect. |
| grindernoun | Any of various machines or devices that grind things, such as by grinding them down or grinding them up. |
| haceknoun | A surname. |
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