Definition of wedge

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Wedge (v. t.) To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive..

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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-shaped :: Wedge-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..
Cuniform :: Cuniform (a.) Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters, or the inscriptions in them..
Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to wedge a scythe on the snath; to wedge a rail or a piece of timber in its place..
Pile :: Pile (n.) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost..
Gib :: Gib (n.) A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw..
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..
Spall :: Spall (v. i.) To give off spalls, or wedge-shaped chips; -- said of stone, as when badly set, with the weight thrown too much on the outer surface..
Cuniform :: Cuniform (n.) The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions.
Gad :: Gad (n.) A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc..
Wedgy :: Wedgy (a.) Like a wedge; wedge-shaped.
Key :: Key (v. t.) To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
Jack :: Jack (n.) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting.
Wedgewise :: Wedgewise (adv.) In the manner of a wedge.
Water Lettuce :: Water lettuce () A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves..
Wedge-formed :: Wedge-formed (a.) Having the form of a wedge; cuneiform.
Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc..
Chock :: Chock (n.) A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it..
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