wedge
Noun
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Any shape that is triangular in cross section (synset 113942580)
same as: cuneus, wedge shape
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A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments);
Different names are used in different sections of the United States (synset 107713570)is a type of: sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between themsame as: bomber, cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, zep -
A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation (synset 106836139)
is a type of: diacritic, diacritical mark - a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciationsame as: hacek
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A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe (synset 104577269)
is a type of: heel - the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevationis a part of: wedgie - a shoe with a wedge heelsame as: wedge heel
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(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole (synset 104577108)
referred to in: golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holesis a type of: iron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal headsubtypes:
- pitching wedge - a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles
- sand wedge - a wedge used to get out of sand traps
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Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them (synset 104576806)
is a type of: inclined plane - a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontalsubtypes:
- ax head, axe head - the cutting head of an ax
- colter, coulter - a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil
- moldboard, mouldboard - wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow
- ploughshare, plowshare, share - a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
- coign, coigne, quoin - expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- shim - a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
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A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object (synset 103027561)
is a type of: block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)subtypes: sprag - a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an inclinesame as: chock
Verb
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Put, fix, force, or implant (synset 201530857)
"lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"subtypes: redeposit - deposit anew
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Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (synset 201530059)
"I squeezed myself into the corner"is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sensesubtypes:
- impact - press or wedge together; pack together
- compact, compress, pack together - make more compact by or as if by pressing
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