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Definition: Wedge |
WedgeNoun1. Any shape that is triangular in cross section. 2. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States. 3. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation. 4. A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe. 5. An iron with considerable loft and a broad sole. 6. Something usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them. 7. A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object. Verb1. Fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table". 2. Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "wedge" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
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Mechanical Engineering | Generally thin discs or other pieces of specified thickness. They are used singly or in combination for final adjustments, which may be necessary, e. g. in order to compensate wear. Source: European Union. (references) |
Building & Civil Engineering | A brick in which the large faces are inclined towards each other in such a way that one of the end faces is narrower than the other. Source: European Union. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of a wedge, denotes you will have trouble in some business arrangements which will be the cause of your separation from relatives. Separation of lovers or friends may also be implied. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Finance | A chart pattern similar in terms of shape and time development to the symmetrical triangle. The most noticeable feature of the wedge formation is it has a slant which is usually against the prevailing trend. Therefore, falling wedges are considered bullish and rising wedges are considered bearish. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | Region of the atmosphere in which the pressure is high relative to the surrounding region at the same level ; term synonymous with "ridge", though usually applied to a fast-moving ridge between two depressions or troughs. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | A metal piece shaped like a prism-either exactly so or with a slight taper-which is used to assemble two coaxial parts. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Thin spacer, from piece of paper(usually unacceptable)to large precision part tailored to specific application, to fill gap or adjust seperation between parts. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mining | A. A wedge-shaped piece of wood used to tighten timber sets against the roof and sides. See also:lag; lid b. A tapered piece of material used to initiate the deflection of a borehole. See also:deflecting wedge; Hall-Rowe wedge c. Tapered piece of core that tends to bind and block a core barrel d. A piece of mica that, on splitting, yields pieces thicker at one end than at the other e. The shape of a stratum, vein, or intrusive body that thins out; specif.a wedge-shaped sedimentary body, or prism. See also:prism. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | WEDGE. Silver plate, because melted by the receivers of stolen goods into wedges. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Weather | A large tornado with a condensation funnel that is at least as wide (horizontally) at the ground as it is tall (vertically) from the ground to cloud base.The term "wedge" often is used somewhat loosely to describe any large tornado. However, not every large tornado is a wedge. A true wedge tornado, with a funnel at least as wide at the ground as it is tall, is very rare.Wedges often appear with violent tornadoes (F4 or F5 on the Fujita Scale), but many documented wedges have been rated lower. And some violent tornadoes may not appear as wedges (e.g., Xenia, OH on 3 April 1974, which was rated F5 but appeared only as a series of suction vortices without a central condensation funnel). Whether or not a to;;rnado achieves "wedge" status depends on several factors other than intensity :: in particular, the height of the environmental cloud base and the availability of moisture below cloud base. Therefore, spotters should not estimate wind speeds or F-scale ratings based on visual appearance alone. However, it generally is safe to assume that most (if not all) wedges have the potential to produce strong (F2/F3) or violent (F4/F5) damage. (or Wedge Tornado). (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
An inclined plane is a ramp that reduces the force necessary to overcome the force of gravity when changing the elevation of mass in a gravitational field.By changing the angle of the ramp one can usefully vary the force necessary to raise or lower a load. For example:
A wagon trail on a steep hill will often traverse back and forth to reduce the gradient experienced by a team pulling a heavily loaded wagon. This same techique is used today in modern freeways which travel through steep mountain passes. Some steep passes have separate truck routes that reduce the grade by winding along a separate path to rejoin the main route after a particularly steep section is past while smaller automobiles take the straighter steeper route with a resulting savings in time.
Another modern example is a long wheelchair access ramp which makes it easier to access alternate elevations by extending the distance traveled horizontally (run) to achieve the desired elevation change (rise).
In civil engineering the slope or ratio of rise/run is often referred to as a grade or gradient.
It is important in the history of science, engineering and technology for a variety of reasons:
The ramp or inclined plane was useful in building early stone edifices, in roads and aquaducts, and military assault of fortified positions.
Experiments with inclined planes helped early physicists such as Galileo Galilei quantify the behavior of nature with respect to gravity, mass, acceleration, etc.
Detailed understanding of inclined planes and their use helped lead to the understanding of how vector quantities such as forces can be usefully decomposed and manipulated mathematically. This concept of superposition and decomposition is critical in many modern fields of science, engineering, and technology.
The term inclined plane is also used for a funicular.
An inclined plane is also a name for a system used on some canals for raising boats between different water levels. Typically a canal inclined plane consists of a diagonal slope on which there are railss, and boats are raised between different levels by sailing into watertight "bathtub" type containers which have watertight doors at each end. These containers are then drawn up or down hill on the rails, by means of a stationary engine. When the container has reached the top or bottom of the slope, the end of the container is opened and the boat sails out. Examples of these can be found on a number of canals around the world.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Inclined plane."
Synonyms: WedgeSynonyms: bomber (n), chock (n), cuneus (n), grinder (n), hacek (n), hero (n), hero sandwich (n), hoagie (n), hoagy (n), poor boy (n), sub (n), submarine (n), submarine sandwich (n), torpedo (n), wedge heel (n), wedge shape (n), zep (n), deposit (v), force (v), lodge (v), squeeze (v), stick (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: dislodge (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Angularity | Triangle, trigon, wedge; rectangle, square, lozenge, diamond; rhomb, rhombus; quadrangle, quadrilateral; parallelogram; quadrature; polygon, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, oxygon, decagon. |
Beginning | Noun: beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation; introduction; (precursor); alpha, initial; inauguration, debut, le premier pas, embarcation, rising of the curtain; maiden speech; outbreak, onset, brunt; initiative, move, first move; narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge; fresh start, new departure. |
Cunning | Verb: be cunning; Adjective: have cut one's eyeteeth; contrive; (plan); live by one's wits; maneuver; intrigue, gerrymander, finesse, double, temporize, stoop to conquer, reculer pour mieux sauter, circumvent, steal a march upon; overreach; throw off one's guard; surprise; snatch a verdict; waylay, undermine, introduce the thin end of the wedge; play a deep game, play tricks with; ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces; flatter, make things pleasant; have an ax to grind. |
Art, artifice; device, machination; plot; (plan); maneuver, stratagem, dodge, sidestep, artful dodge, wile; trick, trickery; (deception); ruse, ruse de guerre; finesse, side blow, thin end of the wedge, shift, go by, subterfuge, evasion; white lie; (untruth); juggle, tour de force; tricks of the trade, tricks upon travelers; espieglerie; net, trap. | |
Instrument | Mechanical powers; lever, leverage; mechanical advantage; crow, crowbar; handspike, gavelock, jemmy, jimmy, arm, limb, wing; oar, paddle; pulley; wheel and axle; wheelwork, clockwork; wheels within wheels; pinion, crank, winch; cam; pedal; capstan; (lift); wheel; (rotation); inclined plane; wedge; screw; spring, mainspring; can hook, glut, heald, heddle, jenny, parbuckle, sprag, water wheel. |
Interposition | Put between, introduce, import, throw in, wedge in, edge in, jam in, worm in, foist in, run in, plow in, work in; interpose, interject, intercalate, interpolate, interline, interleave, intersperse, interweave, interlard, interdigitate, sandwich in, fit in, squeeze in; let in, dovetail, splice, mortise; insinuate, smuggle; infiltrate, ingrain. |
Interfere, put in an oar, thrust one's nose in; intrude, obtrude; have a finger in the pie; introduce the thin end of the wedge; thrust in; (insert). | |
Junction | Braze; pin, nail, bolt, hasp, clasp, clamp, crimp, screw, rivet; impact, solder, set; weld together, fuse together; wedge, rabbet, mortise, miter, jam, dovetail, enchase; graft, ingraft, |
Sharpness | Wedge; knife edge, cutting edge; blade, edge tool, cutlery, knife, penknife, whittle, razor, razor blade, safety razor, straight razor, electric razor; scalpel; bistoury, lancet; plowshare, coulter, colter; hatchet, ax, pickax, mattock, pick, adze, gill; billhook, cleaver, cutter; scythe, sickle; scissors, shears, pruning shears, cutters, wire cutters, nail clipper, paper cutter; sword; (arms); bodkin; (perforator); belduque, bowie knife, paring knife; bushwhacker; drawing knife, drawing shave; microtome; chisel, screwdriver blade; flint blade; guillotine. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | The sand wedge! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Mmmmm open-faced club sand wedge (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
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 | (2) color slides show different quantities of cantaloupe melons. (1) whole melon next to a cantaloupe sliced in half, (1) wedge of cantaloupe melon. Credit: Renee Comet (photographer). |  | (4) color slides show different types of cheese. (3) large single wedge of swiss cheese, (1) three rectangular pieces of white cheddar cheese displayed on a plate. Credit: Renee Comet (photographer). |
 | This is a graphic illustration of surgery of a segmental mastectomy, or lumpectomy, where the tumor and a wedge of the breast is removed. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Example of Gulf Stream thermal wedge Sounding artifact created by abrupt changes in water temperature Observed on EXPLORER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Detail of Gulf Stream thermal wedge Detail of Precision Depth Recorder record showing artifact Observed on EXPLORER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Chart showing location of Gulf Stream thermal wedge Observed on EXPLORER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | The Wedge Overlook, San Rafael Swell. Credit: Jerry Sintz. |  | Forming a "wedge" formation while steaming off Chefoo, China, during the summer of 1905. Photographed from USS Dale (Destroyer # 4). The other ships present are (as numbered): 1. USS Decatur (Destroyer # 5); 2. USS Barry (Destroyer # 2); 3. USS Chauncey (Destroyer # 3); and 4. USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1). The Flotilla was commanded by Lieutenant Dudley W. Knox. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Everybody's behind you in driving that wedge, Mr. President ... Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Perfect Strike" by James Stephen Windsor Commentary: "My new set of golf clubs - sand wedge :P." | "Cash Notes 3" by Andy Culpin Commentary: "A wedge of cash!." |
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| Author | Quotation |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt | We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization. |
Publilius Syrus | Look for a tough wedge for a tough log. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It had no bars, opened into the garden, and was fastened, according to the fashion of the country, with a little wedge only |
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Health | Flow-directed catheterization of the pulmonary artery is helpful not only in intensively monitoring and clinically managing the patient but also in verifying the normal-to-low pulmonary wedge pressure, decreased cardiac index, and increased systemic vascular resistance in patients who progress to shock. (references) | |
Economic History | Finland | This employment program aims to deepen the process of gradual re-employment and reduce the tax wedge by reducing unemployment insurance, social security and pension contributions in order to stimulate purchasing power and increase demand for labor. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Wedge" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 90.19% of the time. "Wedge" is used about 377 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 90.19% | 340 | 15,535 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 5.84% | 22 | 74,468 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 3.18% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.8% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 377 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "wedge" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Wedge | Last name | 1,000 | 16,288 |
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Expressions using "wedge": deflection wedge ♦ Fox wedge ♦ introduce the thin end of the wedge ♦ it is the thin end of the wedge ♦ parallax wedge ♦ pitching wedge ♦ Pulmonary Wedge Pressure ♦ sand wedge ♦ spherical wedge ♦ tangent wedge ♦ wedge bone ♦ wedge fast ♦ wedge gage ♦ wedge gauge ♦ wedge gear ♦ wedge gearing ♦ wedge heel ♦ wedge in ♦ wedge key ♦ wedge off ♦ wedge oneself in ♦ wedge shape ♦ wedge writing. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "wedge": wedge-faced, Wedge-formed, Wedge-formed characters, wedge-heeled, wedge-like, wedge-roll, wedge-shape, wedge-shaped, wedge-shaped battle formation, Wedge-shaped characters, wedge-shaped pillow, Wedge-shell, wedge-soled, wedge-style, wedge-tailed, Wedge-tailed eagle, Wedge-tailed gull, wedge-tilt. | |
Ending with "wedge": melon-wedge, mud-wedge, pitching-wedge, salt-wedge, sand-wedge, thinend-of-the-wedge. | |
Containing "wedge": mantle-wedge-derived. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
wedge | 878 | beach newport wedge | 21 |
door wedge | 171 | titleist wedge | 21 |
wedge pillow | 115 | lovett wedge | 21 |
cleveland wedge | 98 | golf club wedge | 19 |
wedge hair cut | 85 | eagle tailed wedge | 19 |
sand wedge | 84 | feel wedge | 17 |
golf wedge | 72 | purespin wedge | 17 |
hair style wedge | 69 | pelz wedge | 17 |
wedge shoes | 56 | titleist vokey wedge | 16 |
bed wedge | 55 | bar code wedge | 16 |
wedge sandal | 51 | keyboard wedge | 16 |
potato wedge | 45 | max wedge | 16 |
lob wedge | 38 | wedge anchor | 14 |
callaway wedge | 36 | wedge antilles | 14 |
alien wedge | 34 | callaway big bertha wedge | 14 |
potato recipe wedge | 30 | taylor made wedge | 14 |
vokey wedge | 25 | wedge heel | 13 |
pitching wedge | 25 | ben hogan wedge | 13 |
gap wedge | 23 | thong wedge | 13 |
ping wedge | 22 | big bertha wedge | 12 |
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| Language | Translations for "wedge"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | vë pykë përfund, shtrëngoj me spica, pykë (nib, quoin), fus si pykë, copëtrekëndëshe, çarje (break, breaking, cleavage, cleft, cut, dissection, fissure, fracture, gap, gulf, incision, opening, orifice, rent, rift, slash, split, splitting). (various references) | |
Arabic | فلق باسفين, وتد (cleat, coin, dowel, nog, pad, pale, peg, picket, pin, pole, spar, stake), توتد, اسفين (peg), إنحشر (squeeze in, thrust), أقحم (infix, inset, interject, interpolate, nuzzle, poke, squeeze, stab, stick, stuff, thrust, work in, wring), دق الوتد. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | резен (slice), разцепвам с клин, челюстна спирачка, клин (chock, cleat, cotter bolt, gusset, key, lock, loco, nib, panel, peg, quoin, salient), нещо клиновидно, набивам (imbed, jacket, lambaste, ram, whop), закрепвам с клин, заклинвам, забивам с клин, избивам с клин. (various references) | |
Chinese | 楔形物 , 楔子, 楔 (to wedge). (various references) | |
Czech | založit (base, begin, constitute, establish, file, float, found, ground, institute, launch, mislay, plant, set up, start, start up), zaklínovat (key), rozštìpit (Rive, split), podložit (bolster, subject, underlay, underset), kousek (bit, cut, inchmeal, jot, mammock, nibble, parcel, part, patch, piece, scrap, shred, whit), klín (Gore, insert, lap, salience), špalek (block, chock, chump, log, stock). (various references) | |
Danish | stenkile, split (cotter, cotter pin, crack, joining pin, pin bolt, share split, shim, split, split cotter pin, split pin, splitting of shares, spring cotter, stock split), ryg (back), kort optrend i en lang nedtrend, kile (chock, cleat, cotter, cut, feather, integral key, key, peg, quoin, shim, shim piece, speed-change lane, spline, sump, taper), højtryksryg (ridge, ridge of high pressure), bear-market rally. (various references) | |
Dutch | wig (chock, cotter, dowel pin, feather, head board, key, lid, peg, pollard, ridge, ridge of high pressure, rolling dog, slips, spill, spline, templet), spie (cotter, feather, key, peg, spline, tongue), een wig steken, een wig slaan. (various references) | |
Esperanto | kojno, kojni. (various references) | |
Faeroese | klípi, kíli. (various references) | |
Farsi | گوه(goveh), ازهم جداکردن (Scatter, Split), باگوه نگاه داشتن , باگوه شکافتن . (various references) | |
Finnish | kiila (gusset). (various references) | |
French | coin (cap wedge), cale, caler. (various references) | |
German | Keil (chock, cotter, gore, gusset, hand-ax, peg), verkeilen (thrash), Fimmel (craze, fad, mania), einzwängen. (various references) | |
Greek | σφήνα (chock, quoin). (various references) | |
Hebrew | יתד (nail, pale, peg, pin, stake, strut, stud, tack), ליתד, לדחוס (compress, condense, cram, crowd, jam, stuff, supercharge, tamp), לטרוז, לנעוץ בטריז, טריז, ראש חץ (spearhead). (various references) | |
Hungarian | ék (chock, cleat, dart, dowel, fish, peg, pile, skid, spacer, spline). (various references) | |
Indonesian | baji (peg). (various references) | |
Italian | cuneo (chock, shim, shim piece, sprag). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 楔 (link pin). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | くさび (link pin). (various references) | |
Korean | 쐐기. (various references) | |
Manx | jing (crush, ding), jeenysey (chock up, steady, wedging), jeenysal (block, block as wheels, chock up, embed, fasten down, steady), jeenys (chock, quoin, steady). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | edgeway.(various references) | |
Portuguese | cunha (coin, cotter, planer, recommendation), calço (chock, jargon, quoin, scotch, shoe, skid, stop). (various references) | |
Romanian | pleanã, panã (arrow, break down, chock, cleat, cotter, failure, feather, Gib, injury, jaw, peg, pen, pick, pinion, plug, plume, puncture, quill, quill pen, Spike), ic (chock), fixa cu ajutorul unui ic, înţepeni (fasten, fix, jam, set, shackle, stiffen, stupefy). (various references) | |
Russian | клиновой, клин (chock, cotter, glut, gusset, key, quoin, salience, scotch, shim), закреплять клином, заклинивать клин. (various references) | |
Scottish | geinn (a wedge). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zaglaviti (get stuck, jam), zabiti se (isolate), učvrstiti klinom, probiti (break out, break through, clear, cleave, come through, elbow, fight, force, go through, penetrate, pierce, plow, poke, ram, run through, stave in, thrust), klinast (cuneiform, sphenoid), klin (chock, cleat, cotter, gore, peg, salient, sprocket, stud, tenon, toggle). (various references) | |
Spanish | cuña (chock, key, quoin), chaveta (chock, cotter, key, pin). (various references) | |
Swedish | kil (chock, cleat, cotter, gib, Gore, gusset, quoin), kila (clamp, nip, Pike, pop, run, scamper, scurry, scuttle). (various references) | |
Turkish | takoz (batten, chock, chump, dowel, nog, scotch, skid, sprag), tıkmak (coop, cram, put, shove, stuff, tuck, tuck in), sıkıştırmak (astringe, be urgent with smb., bear against, besiege, bombard, bottle up, clamp, clamp down, clinch, come down on, compact, compress, constrict, crowd, crush, drive smb. to the wall, dun, force, grind, grip, heckle, hurry, hustle, impact, impress, incarcerate, jam, jam in, lean on, lean upon, oppress, pin, pin down, pinch, ply, ply with, press, press for, press smb. close, push, push smb. to the wall, rush, shut in, slip into, squeeze, straiten, stress, tighten, tuck, weigh), kama ile yarmak, kama (cotter, dagger, Fid, spline, stiletto), golf sopası (golf club, iron, Jigger, lofter, mashie, niblick, spoon), çivi (cotter, crampon, crampoon, nail). (various references) | |
Turkmen | pahna, юinde (bud, embryo). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | утискувати (squeeze in), уклинювати, трикутна призма, клин (chock, cleat, cotter, gusset, nib, quoin, scotch, shim), гребінь (apex, back, band, cam, comb, crest, crown, flange, hip, ruff), закріпляти клином. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | hình V (wedge-shaped), hình nêm (conoid, cuneate, cuneiform, wedge-shaped), chữ hình góc (wedge writing). (various references) | |
Welsh | lletem (rivet, stud), cy+n (chisel). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | akud. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | artis, cunei, cuneo, cuneos, cuneum, cuneus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 13, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai esontai oi kataleleimmenoi entimoi mallon h to crusion to apuron kai o anqrwpoV mallon entimoV estai h o liqoV o ek soufir |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Pretiosior erit vir auro et homo mundo obrizo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | More precious a ful man shal be than gold, and a man than clene most shynende gold. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | I will make men so small in number, that a man will be harder to get than gold, even the best gold of Ophir. |
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| Language | Isaiah Chapter 13, Verse 12 |
| Cebuano | Pagahimoon ko ang usa ka tawo nga labing mahal pa kay sa bulawan nga ulay, bisan ang usa ka tawo molabaw pa kay sa bulawan nga lunsay sa Ophir. |
| Croatian | Rjeði æe biti èovjek neg' žeženo zlato, rjeði samrtnik od zlata ofirskog. |
| Danish | En Mand gør jeg sjældnere end Guld og et Menneske end Ofirs Guld. |
| Dutch | Ik zal maken, dat een man dierbaarder zal zijn dan dicht goud, en een mens dan fijn goud van Ofir. |
| Finnish | Minä teen kuolevaiset harvinaisemmiksi kuin puhdas kulta, ihmiset harvinaisemmiksi kuin Oofirin kulta. |
| French | Je rendrai les hommes plus rares que l`or fin, Je les rendrai plus rares que l`or d`Ophir. |
| German | daß ein Mann teurer sein soll denn feines Gold und ein Mensch werter denn Goldes Stücke aus Ophir. |
| Hungarian | Drágábbá teszem az embert a színaranynál, és a férfit Ofir kincsaranyánál. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang yang diselamatkan sedikit sekali, mereka lebih jarang dari emas murni. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka akan Kujadikan bahwa mahal seorang laki-laki dari pada emas pajal, dan mahal seorang manusia dari pada emas tua yang dari Ofir. |
| Maori | Ka meinga ano e ahau kia nui atu te utu mo te tangata i to te koura pai; ae ra, he tangata, kia nui atu i to te koura parakore o Opira. |
| Norwegian | Jeg vil gjøre folk sjeldnere enn fint gull og mennesker sjeldnere enn gull fra Ofir. |
| Portuguese | Farei que os homens sejam mais raros do que o ouro puro, sim mais raros do que o ouro fino de Ofir. |
| Rumanian | Voi face pe oameni mai rari deckt aurul curat, wi mai scumpi deckt aurul din Ofir. |
| Russian | УДЕМБА ФП, ЮФП МАДЙ ВХДХФ ДПТПЦЕ ЮЙУФПЗП ЪПМПФБ, Й НХЦЙ--ДПТПЦЕ ЪПМПФБ пЖЙТУЛПЗП. |
| Spanish | Haré al ser humano más preciado que el oro fino, y al hombre más que el oro de Ofir. |
| Swedish | Jag skall göra en man mer sällsynt än fint guld, en människa mer sällsynt än guld från Ofir. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "wedge": wedged, wedges. (additional references) | |
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"Wedge" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ewige, pedge, swedge, Udeghe, vedge, wadge, wedage, wede, wedgeh, wedger, wedget, wedgey, wedgse, wedne, Weegee, wege, Weghe, weige, wenge, werge, widg, widge, widger, widgle, wirge, wodge. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "wedge" (pronounced we"j) |
| 2 | -e" j | allege, dredge, edge, fledge, hedge, ledge, pledge, sedge, sledge. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-g-w" | |
-1 letter: edge, geed, weed. | |
-2 letters: dee, dew, ewe, ged, gee, wed, wee. | |
-3 letters: de, ed, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-g-w" | |
+1 letter: wedged, wedges, wedgie. | |
+2 letters: gumweed, hogweed, pigweed, ragweed, wagered, wedgier, wedgies, weeding, weighed, wergeld. | |
+3 letters: agueweed, bedewing, bewigged, bewinged, edgeways, edgewise, glowered, gulfweed, gumweeds, hedgerow, hogweeds, pigweeds, ragweeds, reglowed, wedeling, wedgiest, weighted, weregild, wergelds. | |
+4 letters: agueweeds, bowlegged, bugleweed, earwigged, greenwood, gulfweeds, hedgerows, knowledge, rewedding, reweighed, rewelding, swaggered, tweedling, waveguide, wendigoes, weregilds, wheedling. | |
+5 letters: beggarweed, bugleweeds, deadweight, dewatering, greasewood, greensward, greenwoods, knowledges, newfangled, outweighed, periwigged, reendowing, rewidening, roughhewed, unweighted, waveguides, weekending. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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