Definition: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
Similar words: block
Definition: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
Usage: the pyramids were built with large stone blocks
Synonyms: wedge
Definition: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
Similar words: inclined plane
Definition: a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
Synonyms: wedge
Definition: (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
Similar words: iron
Definition: a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
Synonyms: wedge, wedge heel
Definition: a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
Similar words: heel
Definition: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
Definition: a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
Similar words: diacritic, diacritical mark
Definition: a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
Synonyms: poor boy, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, sub, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, wedge, zep, bomber, Italian sandwich
Definition: 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
Similar words: sandwich
Definition: two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
Synonyms: wedge, wedge shape, cuneus
Definition: any shape that is triangular in cross section
Similar words: triangle, trigon, trilateral
Definition: a three-sided polygon
Synonyms: force, wedge, squeeze
Definition: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
Usage: I squeezed myself into the corner
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: stick, deposit, wedge, lodge
Definition: put, fix, force, or implant
Usage: lodge a bullet in the table; stick your thumb in the crack
Similar words: fix, fasten, secure
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man