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coign vs wedge

wedge vs coign

coign and wedge both are nouns.

coign is not a verb while wedge is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coign Yes No No No
wedge Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wedge is a hypernym of coign; that is, wedge is a word with a broader meaning than coign:
  • coign: expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
  • wedge: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
coign (noun) wedge (noun)
the keystone of an arch something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
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
any shape that is triangular in cross section
coign (verb) wedge (verb)
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
put, fix, force, or implant
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