quoin vs wedge

quoin and wedge both are nouns.

quoin is not a verb while wedge is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quoin	Yes	No	No	No
wedge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wedge is a hypernym of quoin; that is, wedge is a word with a broader meaning than quoin:

quoin: 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

quoin (noun)	wedge (noun)
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone	something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
the keystone of an arch	a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase	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

quoin (verb)	wedge (verb)
	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
	put, fix, force, or implant

Difference between quoin and wedge

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