Definition of wedges:
(n) :
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
(n) :
A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
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(figurative) Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things.
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(geometry) A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
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(architecture) A voussoir, one of the wedge-shaped blocks forming an arch or vault.
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(zoology, collective) A group of geese, swans, or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation.