Lexicarta

wedge

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
Word type
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Line style
core relation
instance, member or derived
substance, domain or see-also
Direction
arrow points to the broader concept
dashed outline: no word in this language
Click any word to expand it.

Senses

Sense 1 noun

any shape that is triangular in cross section

Types & categories

Related & opposite

Sense 2 verb

put, fix, force, or implant

lodge a bullet in the table

Types & categories

Related & opposite

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

Sense 4 verb

squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

I squeezed myself into the corner

Types & categories

Related & opposite

Sense 5 noun

a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation

Types & categories

Sense 6 noun

a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe

Types & categories

Parts & wholes

Sense 7 noun

(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole

Types & categories

Related & opposite

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

Sense 9 noun

a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

Types & categories

Related & opposite

Table view of this graph

SenseRelationGroupWord
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