noun🔗Shareくさび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."Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut."ドアの下にくさびを挟んでくれませんか？ 閉まりっぱなしなんです。machineitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareくさびA piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape."Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?"チーズを一切れ切っていただけますか？materialutensilfooditempartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareくさびA 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. "建築家は、ドアを開けたままにするために、くさび形の木片を使った。mathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareくさびSomething 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. "二人の友人の間の意見の相違は、彼らの間にくさびとなり、友情に亀裂を生じさせた。gappartthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareクサビA 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. "騎兵隊は強力なクサビで突撃し、敵のラインを二つに分断した。militarywaractiongroupvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareウェッジA type of iron club used for short, high trajectories."The golfer used the wedge to hit the ball onto the green. "ゴルファーは、ボールをグリーンに乗せるためにウェッジを使用しました。sportutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share雁や白鳥などの鳥がV字編隊を組んで飛ぶ群れA 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. "秋の空に、渡りのため南へ向かう雁の編隊を見ました。animalbirdgroupnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareウェッジヒールの靴One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes."My sister wore a pair of stylish wedges to the school dance. "妹は学校のダンスに、おしゃれなウェッジヒールの靴を履いて行った。appearancewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share金, 大金A quantity of money."I made a big fat wedge from that job."その仕事で大金を稼いだ。amounteconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share細長い円筒形のロールで作られたサンドイッチA sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll."I ordered a chicken parm wedge from the deli."デリでチキンパルムのサンドイッチを注文しました。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareくさびHáček"The carpenter used a wedge to separate the two pieces of wood. "大工は2つの木片を分離するためにくさびを使いました。partitemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIPA文字ʌ、非円唇後部半母音を表す。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". "音声学の授業で、教授は「wedge」が単語「cut」の母音を表すと説明しました。phoneticslanguagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share記号∧、会合（下限）演算または論理積を表すThe 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. "論理学の授業で、教授は記号∧が「and」を表し、「A ∧ B」は「A and B」の両方が真であることを意味すると説明しました。mathlogictechnicalcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔形竜巻A wedge tornado."The meteorologist warned of a wedge tornado approaching the town. "気象予報士は、町に接近する楔形竜巻について警告した。weatherdisasternatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareウェッジ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).""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." "株式の価格チャートは上昇ウェッジを示し、価格変動が小さくなっているにもかかわらず、全体的なトレンドは依然として上昇傾向にあることを示唆していました。businesseconomyfinancestatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareくさびで固定する、挟むTo support or secure using a wedge."I wedged open the window with a screwdriver."ドライバーで窓をくさびで固定しました。actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share押し込む, 挟むTo force into a narrow gap."He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa."彼は小包を壁とソファの背もたれの間に押し込んだ。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share練るTo 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. "陶工は、ボウルを成形する前に、滑らかで気泡がないことを確認しながら、濡れた粘土を注意深く練りました。materialprocessartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareフリーズする, 固まるOf a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state."My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update."最新のアップデートをインストールした後、私のLinuxカーネルがフリーズしました。computingtechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareくさびで割るTo cleave with a wedge."The carpenter used a small wooden wedge to cleave the log in half. "大工は丸太を半分に割るために小さな木のくさびを使った。actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareくさびで固定する、押し込むTo force or drive with a wedge."The carpenter used a hammer to wedge the broken door shut. "大工は壊れたドアをくさびで固定するためにハンマーを使いました。actionutilitytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareくさび形にするTo shape into a wedge."The carpenter used a chisel to wedge the wood into a triangular shape. "大工はノミを使って木をくさび形にしました。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share古典トリポスのリストで一番下の名前の人(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." "かわいそうなトーマスは、残念ながら彼の年で古典トリポスのリストで一番下の名前の人になってしまった。educationachievementhistorycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
