wedge
noun
a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer.
wedges
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pluralof wedge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof wedge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
wedgenouna piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer.
Example Sentences
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Substituting raw wedges of tomato, which far too often can be floury and tasteless, for slow roasted plum tomatoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Zooming through the air in a flying Sky-Sled, he wedges his face into a triple chin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
For Tex-Mex night, think lime wedges, crema, sliced radishes and chopped green onions.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
"It was really nice to see some good wedges go my way, and knock in some of the nice six- and eight-foot putts that you have to."
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Its beak wedges past my lips and scrapes my teeth.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
