Antonyms for wedge

Grammar : Noun

Spell : wej

Phonetic Transcription : wɛdʒ

whole

Definition of wedge

Origin : Old English wecg "a wedge," from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (cf. Old Norse veggr, Middle Dutch wegge, Dutch wig, Old High German weggi "wedge," German Weck "wedge-shaped bread roll"), of unknown origin. Wedge issue is attested from 1999.

noun solid piece, often triangular

Example sentences :

Here they stood in the form of a wedge; there they turned the Normans, and put them to flight.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

He's a good enough fellow—but he'll drive a wedge into our life.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

There must be more giving of ourselves if that wedge is to be widened in the disc.
Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

She found a wedge of wood at the other side and drew it out.
Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan

The hair, of course, must be brought over the wedge in an even ribbon.
Extract from : « The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use » by Henry Saint-George

Some of these devices are, the wedge, the screw, the pulley and the inclined plane.
Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

The wind from the east had driven the snow into the mouth of it like a wedge.
Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro

Our table was made of puncheons split with a wedge and hewed with a broadax.
Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various

Quoin—a wedge placed under the breech of a gun to fix its elevation.
Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy

While it is true it is wedge-shaped, you will see by examining the drawing that it is not like a wedge.
Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

Synonyms for wedge

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