Wedge: alternatives and connections

A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on…

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Alt. of Diacritical

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To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fixed; solidified.

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To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.

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The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.

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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles.

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A figure having three angles; a triangle.

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Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle.

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A quoin.

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A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.

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Same as Colter.

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Alt. of Mouldboard

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A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.

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The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow.

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Alt. of Ploughshare

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Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.

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The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.

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A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds.

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A young salmon.

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Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or…

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To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

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To deposit again.

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To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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See Lodgment.

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See Lodgment.

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The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged.

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The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged.

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To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.

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To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…

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To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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One who, or that which, grinds.

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An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.

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A shelter in which one may rest; as: (a) A shed; a rude cabin; a hut; as, an Indian's lodge.

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To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

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A subordinate; a subaltern.

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Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants.

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Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving…

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To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislo…

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To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislo…

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