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| arrowhead |
the wedge-shaped barb on the striking end of an arrow. [1/3 definitions] |
| chisel |
a metal, wedge-shaped tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting stone, wood, or metal. [1/4 definitions] |
| chock |
a wedge or block placed under an object to prevent it from moving. [1/3 definitions] |
| cotter |
a metal fastener, such as a pin, bolt, or wedge, that is fitted in a slot. [1/2 definitions] |
| cuneate |
shaped like a wedge. [2 definitions] |
| cuneiform |
in the shape of a wedge. [3/4 definitions] |
| doorstop |
any of various devices, such as a weighted object, a wedge, or a rubber-tipped projection, used to control the position or movement of a door, as to prop it open at a certain width or prevent it from hitting an adjacent wall. |
| dovetail |
something resembling a dove's tail in shape, esp. a wedge-shaped part, or tenon, that protrudes from one piece of wood and fits snugly into a wedge-shaped opening, or mortise, in another piece of wood, forming a joint. [1/5 definitions] |
| dulse |
any of several reddish, edible seaweeds with wedge-shaped fronds. |
| featheredge |
a tapering or thinning edge, resembling the edge of a feather, as of a wedge-shaped board. |
| flipper |
a small, wedge-shaped device that can be manipulated so that it pivots back and forth, used esp. in arcade games to hit small moving balls and change their course. [1/3 definitions] |
| hamate bone |
a wedge-shaped bone on the side of the wrist that has a hooklike projection on the surface near the palm. |
| keystone |
the central, wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch. [1/2 definitions] |
| mallet |
a hammer, usu. wooden, with a short handle and a large cylindrical head, mainly used to drive a chisel or wedge, or to flatten something without damaging its surface. [1/3 definitions] |
| peen |
a ball-shaped or wedge-shaped end opposite the flat striking surface on the head of a hammer. [1/2 definitions] |
| quoin |
any of various wedge-shaped pieces of wood, stone, or metal used for assorted purposes. [1/4 definitions] |
| shim |
a thin wedge or slip of wood, metal, or other material inserted to level something, or to make parts, as of a door frame or machine, fit better. [1/2 definitions] |
| simple machine |
a basic mechanical device, such as a lever, pulley, wedge, screw, or inclined plane, that is designed to apply force or power in order to perform a task. |
| slice |
a broad and flat or wedge-shaped piece of a larger object. [1/11 definitions] |
| sphenoid |
wedge-shaped. [1/3 definitions] |
| voussoir |
in architecture, any of the wedge-shaped pieces of stone found in an arch or vault. |
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