Wedge (Noun)
Meaning 1
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Synonyms
- Submarine Sandwich
- Zep
- Hero Sandwich
- Sub
- Submarine
- Bomber
- Hoagy
- Poor Boy
- Hoagie
- Grinder
- Italian Sandwich
- Hero
- Torpedo
- Cuban Sandwich
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Any shape that is triangular in cross section.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The carpenter used a wooden wedge to separate the two planks.
- The doctor carefully removed the tiny wedge of tissue that was causing the blockage.
- A wedge of rock was all that was holding up the entire structure.
- She took a big bite of the pizza, pulling out a large wedge with the toppings intact.
- The glacier calved a massive wedge of ice into the sea below.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 3
(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 4
A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 5
Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Hyponyms
Related Words
Meaning 6
A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.