wedge in Malay
baji
UK/wɛd͡ʒ/
wedge in Malay: baji. In English, wedge means one of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
Malay words for wedge
- simple machine
- baji
English meaning of wedge
- noun One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
- noun A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
- noun A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
- noun A voussoir, one of the wedge-shaped blocks forming an arch or vault.
wedge in a sentence
- Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut.
- Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?
- We ordered a box of baked potato wedges with our pizza, and an iceberg wedge as our side salad.
Synonyms of wedge
- wedge issue
- salami tactics
- culture war
- chevron
- skein
- hero sandwich
- more at submarine sandwich
- scotch
- wooden wedge
- turned v
wedge in other languages
Questions about wedge in Malay
- What is the meaning of wedge in Malay?
- Wedge in Malay is baji.
- Apakah maksud wedge dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Wedge: baji.
- What does wedge mean in English?
- Wedge means one of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wedge (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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