wedge
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(verb) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" |
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Synonyms: force, squeeze |
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Related Words: compact, compress, displace, impact, move, pack together |
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(noun) something shaped like a V that can be pushed between two things to separate them |
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Related Words: ax head, axe head, coign, coigne, colter, coulter, inclined plane, moldboard, mouldboard, ploughshare, plowshare, quoin, share, shim |
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(noun) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole |
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Related Words: iron, pitching wedge, sand wedge |
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(noun) any shape that is triangular in cross section |
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Synonyms: cuneus, wedge shape |
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Related Words: triangle, trigon, trilateral |
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(verb) fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" |
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Synonyms: deposit, lodge, stick |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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(noun) a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object |
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Synonyms: chock |
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Related Words: block, sprag |
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(noun) a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe |
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Synonyms: wedge heel |
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Related Words: heel |
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(noun) a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation |
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Synonyms: hacek |
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Related Words: diacritic, diacritical mark |
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(noun) 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 |
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Synonyms: Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, zep |
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Related Words: sandwich |
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