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wedge

noun verb

Any shape that is triangular in cross section

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Word length
5
Starts with
W
Ends with
E
Contains
ED
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. Any shape that is triangular in cross section

noun

  1. 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

  1. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation

noun

  1. A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe

noun

  1. (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole

noun

  1. Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them

noun

  1. A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

verb

  1. Put, fix, force, or implant

    “Lodge a bullet in the table”

verb

  1. Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

    “I squeezed myself into the corner”

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Example Sentences

Lodge a bullet in the table
Stick your thumb in the crack
I squeezed myself into the corner

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