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71wedge — I n. to drive a wedge between; into II v. 1) (d; intr., tr.) to wedge between; into 2) (N; used with an adjective) she wedged the door open * * * [wedʒ] into (N; used with an adjective) she wedged the door open (d; intr., tr.) to wedge between to …
72wedge — wedge1 [wedʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: wecg] 1.) a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2.) a piece of food shaped like a wedge ▪ Garnish with… …
73jam — I. /dʒæm / (say jam) verb (jammed, jamming) –verb (t) 1. to press or squeeze tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible. 2. to bruise or crush by squeezing. 3. to press, push, or thrust… …
74wedge — /wɛdʒ / (say wej) noun 1. a device (one of the so called simple machines) consisting of a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle. 2. a piece of anything of this shape: a wedge of pie; a cheese wedge. 3.… …
75impacted — adjective wedged or packed in together (Freq. 1) an impacted tooth • Syn: ↑wedged • Similar to: ↑compact …
76jam — 1. v. & n. v.tr. & intr. (jammed, jamming) 1 a tr. (usu. foll. by into) squeeze or wedge into a space. b intr. become wedged. 2 a tr. cause (machinery or a component) to become wedged or immovable so that it cannot work. b intr. become jammed in… …
77im|pact|ed — «ihm PAK tihd», adjective. 1. firmly wedged in place. 2. (of a tooth) wedged between the jawbone and another tooth. 3. closely packed; driven or pressed tightly together. 4. (of a fracture) driven together so that the parts of a broken bone… …
78Array — Ar*ray , n. [OE. arai, arrai, OF. arrai, arrei, arroi, order, arrangement, dress, F. arroi; a (L. ad) + OF. rai, rei, roi, order, arrangement, fr. G. or Scand.; cf. Goth. raidjan, garaidjan, to arrange, MHG. gereiten, Icel. rei[eth]i rigging,… …
79Commission of array — Array Ar*ray , n. [OE. arai, arrai, OF. arrai, arrei, arroi, order, arrangement, dress, F. arroi; a (L. ad) + OF. rai, rei, roi, order, arrangement, fr. G. or Scand.; cf. Goth. raidjan, garaidjan, to arrange, MHG. gereiten, Icel. rei[eth]i… …
80Impacted — Im*pact ed, a. 1. Driven together or close. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (Dentistry) Grown in an abnormal direction so that it is wedged against another tooth and cannot erupt normally; of teeth, especially the third molar; as, to extract an… …
