Definition of wedge

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Wedge (v. t.) To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a wedge that is driven into something..

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Embolus :: Embolus (n.) Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe..
Boottree :: Boottree (n.) An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven..
Quoin :: Quoin (n.) To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
Water Lettuce :: Water lettuce () A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves..
Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To force or drive as a wedge is driven.
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..
Cuniform :: Cuniform (a.) Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded..
Coin :: Coin (n.) A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin..
Enter :: Enter (v. t.) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc..
Sphenoid :: Sphenoid (a.) Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal..
Arch :: Arch (n.) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.
Gore :: Gore (v.) A wedgeshaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, etc., sewed into a garment, sail, etc., to give greater width at a particular part..
Wedged :: Wedged (imp. & p. p.) of Wedg.
Wedge :: Wedge (n.) A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form..
Wedgewise :: Wedgewise (adv.) In the manner of a wedge.
Jam :: Jam (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
Key :: Key (n.) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
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..
Cam :: Cam (n.) A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together..
Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc..
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