Definitions For Wedge

noun

  • A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
  • Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
  • (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
  • A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
  • A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
  • 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
  • Any shape that is triangular in cross section
  • A piece of wood, metal, etc., with one pointed end and one thicker end that is used to split something, to fit into a space, to separate two things stuck together, etc.
  • Something that is shaped like a triangle or wedge
  • A golf club that is used for hitting short, high shots

verb

  • Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
  • Put, fix, force, or implant
  • To force (someone or something) into a very small or narrow space
  • To use a wedge or similar object to keep (something, such as a door or window) in an open or closed position

Is Wedge a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11

The word Wedge is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Wedge in a Sentence

  • He used a wedge to split the firewood.
  • A wedge held the door open.
  • The battalion formed a wedge and marched toward the enemy.
  • She wedged her foot into the crack.
  • The dog got wedged between the couch and the end table.
  • I wedged myself into the car's back seat.

Synonyms for Wedge

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