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Synonyms of wedge

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Another word for wedge is chevron. Other synonyms of wedge are wedge issue, salami tactics, culture war, skein and hero sandwich.

Synonyms and similar words for wedge

nounSomething that creates a division, gap or distance between things.

  • wedge issueA discussion point or a difference in points of view which is particularly likely to be controversial and a source of...
  • salami tacticsThe piecemeal removal or scaling back of something (especially political opposition); a gradual attack on an opposing...
  • culture war

nounA group of cranes, ducks, geese, gulls, pelicans, swans or other birds when they are in flight in a...

  • chevronA group of birds in flight, when flying in a V formation, as in cranes, ducks, geese, gulls, pelicans and swans.
  • skein

nounA sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.

  • hero sandwichA large sandwich on a long thick bun.
  • more at submarine sandwich

verbTo support or secure using a wedge.

nounThe person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos.

  • wooden wedgeSynonym of wedge: the person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos.

nounMore synonyms

  • turned vSynonym of wedge (“the IPA character ʌ, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel”).

Meaning of wedge

  1. 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.
  2. noun A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
  3. noun A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.

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Questions about synonyms of wedge

What is another word for wedge?
Wedge has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as chevron, wedge issue, salami tactics, culture war, skein, hero sandwich, more at submarine sandwich and scotch.
What does wedge mean?
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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