Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the shape of a wedge; wedged; cuneiform; cuneate: as, a wedge-shaped leaf; the wedge-shaped tail of a bird: usually noting surfaces, without regard to solidity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
- adjective (Bot.) Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective shaped like a wedge
- adjective (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
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Examples
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On a wedge-shaped lot in a densely built neighborhood sits a 1,500-square-foot, single-story California craftsman whose traditional exterior conceals a riot of color and design.
Little House, Packed With Design Juliet Chung 2011
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Noah Webb for The Wall Street Journal On a wedge-shaped lot in a densely built neighborhood in Venice, Calif., sits a 1,500-square-foot, single-story California craftsman whose traditional exterior conceals a riot of color and design.
Packed with Design 2011
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Another wedge-shaped parcel of land was given to Mum as a wedding present, and offered plenty of room for Dad to build our house, which he did so with his own hands, on the side of the property closest the Misses Curr, and, finally, much later on, Granny gave the last allotment to Aunt Anne and Uncle Henry, who built their house on the north side.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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On a wedge-shaped lot in a densely built neighborhood in Venice, Calif., sits a 1,500-square-foot, single-story California craftsman whose traditional exterior conceals a riot of color and design.
Little House, Packed With Design Juliet Chung 2011
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In the end, a wedge-shaped segment of jungle was cleared.
A SON OF THE SUN 2010
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Midsized stones, wedge-shaped and placed just so, are ideal for derailing trains.
The Littlest Terrorist Marshall Moore 2011
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A notably restrained tilt-top center table is a masterpiece of veneering, the exquisite flame-grained figuration of the circular top achieved with a "book-matched" series of wedge-shaped veneer sections meticulously sliced from a single root crotch of a mahogany tree.
Furniture for a Young Nation Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2012
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But when Bottéro started translating the wedge-shaped cuneiform writing, he discovered that the tablets held a collection of about 40 recipes dating back to around 1600 B.C.—making them not just the first Iraqi recipes or the first Middle Eastern recipes, but the first recipes, that we know of, in the history of the world.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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The cumulative damage can contribute to the formation of cataracts and pterigia, raised wedge-shaped growths on the eye that can cause irritation and even obstructed vision.
Contacts Let In Sun, But Block UV Rays Laura Johannes 2011
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Males with attractive faces had significantly more masculine, wedge-shaped SHRs.
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