wedge
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any shape that is triangular in cross section
Types & categories
- triangle hypernym
Related & opposite
- wedge derivation
Sense 2 verb
put, fix, force, or implant
lodge a bullet in the table
Types & categories
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Sense 3 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
Types & categories
- sandwich hypernym
Sense 4 verb
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
I squeezed myself into the corner
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Sense 5 noun
a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
Types & categories
- diacritical mark hypernym
Sense 6 noun
a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
Types & categories
- heel hypernym
Parts & wholes
- wedgie part holonym
Sense 7 noun
(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
Types & categories
- iron hypernym
- pitching wedge hyponym
- sand wedge hyponym
Related & opposite
- golf domain topic
Sense 8 noun
something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- wedge derivation
Sense 9 noun
a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wedge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | triangle |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | jut |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | dislodge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lodging |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fasten |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | redeposit |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | sandwich |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wedge |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wedge |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | impact |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | compress |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | diacritical mark |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | wedgie |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | heel |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | golf |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | iron |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pitching wedge |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | sand wedge |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | wedge |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclined plane |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | ax head |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | colter |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | moldboard |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | plowshare |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | quoin |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | shim |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | chock |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | chock |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | block |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprag |