wedge-like
Shaped like doorstops
Wedge-like describes something resembling a wedge in shape—thick at one end, tapering to a thin edge at the other: a wedge-like formation of geese, the wedge-like snout of a crocodile.
The term suggests a shape suited for splitting, prying, or cutting through resistance.
Gradually narrowing in width
- triangularThree-cornered in form
- pointedTapering to a tip
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- narrowOf small width
conical · V-shaped · pyramidal · cuneiform · acute · slanted · beveled · inclined
tapered
Gradually narrowing in width
- triangularThree-cornered in form
- pointedTapering to a tip
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
narrow · conical · V-shaped · pyramidal · cuneiform · acute · slanted · beveled · inclined · oblique
cleaving
Dividing by cutting
- dividingSeparating into parts
- separatingDividing into parts
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
forcing · driving · penetrating · lodging · inserting · jimmying · levering · parting · opening · cracking
interlocking
Engaging by overlap
nested · slotted · grooved · dovetailed · keyed · socketed · mortised · shimmed · braced · anchored