Synonyms for wedge
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : wej |
| Phonetic Transcription : wɛdʒ |
Top 10 synonyms for wedge Other synonyms for the word wedge
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for wedge
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