noun Download 🔗Share One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering. Examples : "Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut." machine item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape. Examples : "Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?" material utensil food item part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends. Examples : "The architect used a wedge-shaped piece of wood to prop open the door. " math figure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things. Examples : "The disagreement between the two friends was a wedge between them, causing a rift in their friendship. " gap part thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation. Examples : "The cavalry charged in a powerful wedge, breaking the enemy line in two. " military war action group vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories. Examples : "The golfer used the wedge to hit the ball onto the green. " sport utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A group of geese, swans or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation. Examples : "In the autumn sky, we saw a wedge of geese flying south for the winter. " animal bird group nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes. Examples : "My sister wore a pair of stylish wedges to the school dance. " appearance wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A quantity of money. Examples : "I made a big fat wedge from that job." amount economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll. Examples : "I ordered a chicken parm wedge from the deli." food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Háček Examples : "The carpenter used a wedge to separate the two pieces of wood. " part item utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The IPA character ʌ, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel. Examples : "In phonetics class, the professor explained that the "wedge" represents the vowel sound in the word "cut". " phonetics language word linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The symbol ∧, denoting a meet (infimum) operation or logical conjunction. Examples : "In logic class, the professor explained that the wedge symbol represents "and," so "A ∧ B" means "A and B" are both true. " math logic technical computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wedge tornado. Examples : "The meteorologist warned of a wedge tornado approaching the town. " weather disaster nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A market trend characterized by a contracting range in prices coupled with an upward trend in prices (a rising wedge) or a downward trend in prices (a falling wedge). Examples : ""The stock's price chart showed a rising wedge, suggesting that even though the price fluctuations were getting smaller, the overall trend was still upward." " business economy finance statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To support or secure using a wedge. Examples : "I wedged open the window with a screwdriver." action utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To force into a narrow gap. Examples : "He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa." action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles. Examples : "The potter carefully wedged the wet clay, ensuring it was smooth and free of air pockets before shaping the bowl. " material process art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state. Examples : "My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update." computing technology system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cleave with a wedge. Examples : "The carpenter used a small wooden wedge to cleave the log in half. " action utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To force or drive with a wedge. Examples : "The carpenter used a hammer to wedge the broken door shut. " action utility technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shape into a wedge. Examples : "The carpenter used a chisel to wedge the wood into a triangular shape. " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Cambridge University slang) The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos. Examples : ""Poor Thomas ended up as the wedge in his year, unfortunately." " education achievement history culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading