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• wedge´like´ — wedge «wehj», noun, verb, wedged, wedg|ing. –n. 1. a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used especially in splitting and separating. It is one of the simple machines. 2. a) something shaped like a… …   Useful english dictionary

• wedge — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a piece of wood or metal etc. tapering to a sharp edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them. 2 anything resembling a wedge (a wedge of cheese; troops formed a wedge). 3 a golf club… …   Useful english dictionary

• wedge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wegge, from Old English wecg; akin to Old High German wecki wedge, Lithuanian vagis Date: before 12th century 1. a piece of a substance (as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• compress — v 1. condense, concentrate, consolidate, compact; press or force together, constrict, con stringe, astringe, squeeze, pinch, crowd, crush, pack, cram, ram, tighten, stuff, wedge, cramp, Obs. constipate, bind, coarctate, wrap up, truss up; shorten …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Glossary of firefighting equipment — Note: This list is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glossary of firefighting equipment action=edit adding to it] . 0 9 * 1 3/4 inch hose: see attack hose * 2 1/2 inch hose: see attack hose , supply… …   Wikipedia

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• Junction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Junction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 junction junction Sgm: N 1 joining joining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 joinder joinder union connection conjunction conjugation Sgm: N 1 annexion annexion …   English dictionary for students

• squeeze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. press, compress; ex press, extract; stuff, cram; exact, extort, blackmail. See extraction, contraction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Pressure] Syn. influence, restraint, force; see pressure 1 , 2 . 2.… …   English dictionary for students

• Screw thread — Internal and external threads illustrated using a common nut and bolt. The screw and nut pair can be used to convert torque into linear force. As the screw (or bolt) is rotated, the screw moves along its axis through the fixed nut, or the non… …   Wikipedia

• compress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. reduce, digest, abridge, consolidate, condense; crowd, squeeze, contract. See density, contraction. n. pad, dressing. See remedy. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. condense, compact, press together,… …   English dictionary for students

• Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …   Universalium