wedge
English Thesaurus
1. a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | block, |
definition | : | a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | sprag, |
definition | : | a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline (noun.artifact) |
2. something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | inclined plane, |
definition | : | a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | ax head, axe head, |
definition | : | the cutting head of an ax (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | colter, coulter, |
definition | : | a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | moldboard, mouldboard, |
definition | : | wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | coign, coigne, quoin, |
definition | : | expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | shim, |
definition | : | a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices (noun.artifact) |
3. (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | iron, |
definition | : | a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pitching wedge, |
definition | : | a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | sand wedge, |
definition | : | a wedge used to get out of sand traps (noun.artifact) |
domain category | : | golf, golf game, |
definition | : | 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 holes (noun.act) |
4. a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | heel, |
definition | : | the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | wedgie, |
definition | : | a shoe with a wedge heel (noun.artifact) |
5. a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | diacritic, diacritical mark, |
definition | : | a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication) |
6. 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 (noun.food)
hypernym | : | sandwich, |
definition | : | two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them (noun.food) |
7. any shape that is triangular in cross section (noun.shape)
8. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | displace, move, |
definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | impact, |
definition | : | press or wedge together; pack together (verb.contact) |
9. put, fix, force, or implant (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | fasten, fix, secure, |
definition | : | cause to be firmly attached (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | redeposit, |
definition | : | deposit anew (verb.contact) |
10. a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | chock, |
definition | : | support on chocks (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | chock, |
definition | : | secure with chocks (verb.contact) |
11. something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them (noun.artifact)
12. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)
derivation | : | wedge, |
definition | : | something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them (noun.artifact) |
13. put, fix, force, or implant (verb.contact)
antonym | : | dislodge, free, |
definition | : | remove or force out from a position (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | lodgement, lodging, lodgment, |
definition | : | the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily (noun.attribute) |
14. a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | chock, |
definition | : | support on chocks (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | chock, |
definition | : | secure with chocks (verb.contact) |
15. something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them (noun.artifact)
16. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)
derivation | : | wedge, |
definition | : | something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them (noun.artifact) |
17. put, fix, force, or implant (verb.contact)
antonym | : | dislodge, free, |
definition | : | remove or force out from a position (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | lodgement, lodging, lodgment, |
definition | : | the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily (noun.attribute) |
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