wedge

  • 21wedge — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a piece of wood or metal etc. tapering to a sharp edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them. 2 anything resembling a wedge (a wedge of cheese; troops formed a wedge). 3 a golf club… …

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  • 22wedge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wegge, from Old English wecg; akin to Old High German wecki wedge, Lithuanian vagis Date: before 12th century 1. a piece of a substance (as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood… …

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  • 23wedge — wedge1 [wedʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: wecg] 1.) a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2.) a piece of food shaped like a wedge ▪ Garnish with… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24wedge — [[t]wɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. wedged, wedg•ing 1) a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force Compare machine 2), b) 2) a piece of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25wedge — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2 a piece of food shaped like this: a wedge of chocolate cake | Garnish with lemon wedges. 3 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26Wedge — This interesting and unusual surname, with variant spelling Wegg, Wege and Wegge, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and may derive from two possible origins. Firstly, it may be of topographical origin, describing someone who lived on a wedge shaped (i.e …

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  • 27wedge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Wedge is used before these nouns: ↑heel, ↑shape Wedge is used after these nouns: ↑lemon, ↑orange, ↑potato {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ firmly, t …

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  • 28wedge — I n. to drive a wedge between; into II v. 1) (d; intr., tr.) to wedge between; into 2) (N; used with an adjective) she wedged the door open * * * [wedʒ] into (N; used with an adjective) she wedged the door open (d; intr., tr.) to wedge between to …

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  • 29wedge — wedge1 noun 1》 a piece of wood, metal, etc. with a thick end that tapers to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them. 2》 a wedge shaped thing or piece.     ↘a golf club with a low, angled… …

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  • 30wedge — [wedʒ] noun [C] I 1) a piece of wood, plastic, or other material that is thin at one end and wider at the other. You press it into a space to hold something in place or to force things apart. 2) a piece of something that is shaped like a wedge a… …

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