noun🔗ShareCuñaOne 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."Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut."¿Puedes poner una cuña debajo de la puerta? Se sigue cerrando.machineitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuñaA piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape."Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?"¿Puedes cortarme una cuña de queso?materialutensilfooditempartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuñaA five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends."The architect used a wedge-shaped piece of wood to prop open the door. "El arquitecto usó una cuña de madera para mantener la puerta abierta.mathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuñaSomething that creates a division, gap or distance between things."The disagreement between the two friends was a wedge between them, causing a rift in their friendship. "El desacuerdo entre los dos amigos fue una cuña entre ellos, causando una ruptura en su amistad.gappartthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuñaA flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation."The cavalry charged in a powerful wedge, breaking the enemy line in two. "La caballería cargó en una poderosa cuña, rompiendo la línea enemiga en dos.militarywaractiongroupvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuñaA type of iron club used for short, high trajectories."The golfer used the wedge to hit the ball onto the green. "El golfista usó la cuña para golpear la pelota en el green.sportutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrupo de gansos, cisnes u otras aves en vuelo en formación de VA group of geese, swans or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation."In the autumn sky, we saw a wedge of geese flying south for the winter. "En el cielo otoñal, vimos un grupo de gansos volando hacia el sur para el invierno.animalbirdgroupnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZapato con cuñaOne of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes."My sister wore a pair of stylish wedges to the school dance. "Mi hermana usó un par de zapatos con cuña elegantes para el baile de la escuela.appearancewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCantidad de dineroA quantity of money."I made a big fat wedge from that job."Gané una gran cantidad de dinero con ese trabajo.amounteconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn sándwich hecho en un panecillo largo y cilíndricoA sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll."I ordered a chicken parm wedge from the deli."Pedí un sándwich de pollo parmesano del delicatessen.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuñaHáček"The carpenter used a wedge to separate the two pieces of wood. "El carpintero usó una cuña para separar las dos piezas de madera.partitemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl carácter IPA ʌ, que denota una vocal abierta media posterior no redondeada.The IPA character ʌ, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel."In phonetics class, the professor explained that the "wedge" represents the vowel sound in the word "cut". "En la clase de fonética, el profesor explicó que la "wedge" representa el sonido vocálico en la palabra "cut".phoneticslanguagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl símbolo ∧, que denota una operación de encuentro (ínfimo) o conjunción lógicaThe symbol ∧, denoting a meet (infimum) operation or logical conjunction."In logic class, the professor explained that the wedge symbol represents "and," so "A ∧ B" means "A and B" are both true. "En la clase de lógica, el profesor explicó que el símbolo de la cuña representa "y", por lo que "A ∧ B" significa que "A y B" son ambos verdaderos.mathlogictechnicalcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTornado en cuñaA wedge tornado."The meteorologist warned of a wedge tornado approaching the town. "El meteorólogo advirtió sobre un tornado en cuña que se acercaba a la ciudad.weatherdisasternatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuñaA 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).""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." "El gráfico de precios de la acción mostró una cuña ascendente, lo que sugiere que, aunque las fluctuaciones de precios se estaban reduciendo, la tendencia general seguía siendo alcista.businesseconomyfinancestatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcuñar, calzarTo support or secure using a wedge."I wedged open the window with a screwdriver."Acuñé la ventana con un destornillador.actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncajar, meter a la fuerzaTo force into a narrow gap."He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa."Había encajado el paquete entre la pared y la parte trasera del sofá.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAmasarTo work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles."The potter carefully wedged the wet clay, ensuring it was smooth and free of air pockets before shaping the bowl. "El alfarero amasó cuidadosamente la arcilla húmeda, asegurándose de que estuviera suave y libre de burbujas de aire antes de dar forma al cuenco.materialprocessartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquearse, colgarseOf a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state."My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update."Mi kernel de Linux se bloqueó después de instalar la última actualización.computingtechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcuñarTo cleave with a wedge."The carpenter used a small wooden wedge to cleave the log in half. "El carpintero usó una pequeña cuña de madera para partir el tronco por la mitad.actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncajar, acuñarTo force or drive with a wedge."The carpenter used a hammer to wedge the broken door shut. "El carpintero usó un martillo para encajar la puerta rota.actionutilitytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncajar, acuñarTo shape into a wedge."The carpenter used a chisel to wedge the wood into a triangular shape. "El carpintero usó un cincel para encajar la madera en una forma triangular.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa persona cuyo nombre está más abajo en la lista del tripos clásico(Cambridge University slang) The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos.""Poor Thomas ended up as the wedge in his year, unfortunately." "Desafortunadamente, el pobre Thomas terminó siendo la persona cuyo nombre está más abajo en la lista en su año.educationachievementhistorycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading