Definition of wedge

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Wedge (n.) The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos; -- so called after a person (Wedgewood) who occupied this position on the first list of 1828.

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Feather :: Feather (n.) A thin wedge driven between the two semicylindrical parts of a divided plug in a hole bored in a stone, to rend the stone..
Wedgewise :: Wedgewise (adv.) In the manner of a wedge.
Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to wedge one's way..
Cuneal :: Cuneal () Relating to a wedge; wedge-shaped.
Wedge-tailed :: Wedge-tailed (a.) Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of Wood hoopoe, under Wood..
Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a wedge that is driven into something..
Wedgebill :: Wedgebill (n.) An Australian crested insessorial bird (Sphenostoma cristatum) having a wedge-shaped bill. Its color is dull brown, like the earth of the plains where it lives..
Scotch :: Scotch (n.) A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground..
Cuniform :: Cuniform (n.) The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions.
Wedge :: Wedge (n.) A solid of five sides, having a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends..
Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..
Wedge :: Wedge (n.) A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting.
Wedge-shaped :: Wedge-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
Arch Stone :: Arch stone () A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir.
Gad :: Gad (n.) A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc..
Gad :: Gad (n.) A wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel.
Entrance :: Entrance (n.) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line..
Jam :: Jam (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc..
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