Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: wedge
IPA transcription: [w'ɛdʒ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: wedge, wedge_shape, cuneus
    Meaning: any shape that is triangular in cross section
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
    Meaning: put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
Usage examples
  • The big wedge of ice to which the ship is holding on the outskirts of the Bay can have very little grip to keep it in and must inevitably go out very soon.
  • At first they came scatteringly, riding the foaming waves end-on, and sometimes colliding with the stone piers of the bridge with sufficient force to split the unhewn timbers from end to end, some being laid open as neatly as though done with axe and wedge.