wedge-shaped
Narrow at one end
Wedge-shaped describes something that tapers from a thick end to a thin edge, like the profile of a doorstop or ax blade.
The term applies to formations, objects, or anatomical features: wedge-shaped flying geese, a wedge-shaped piece of cheese, wedge-shaped leaves.
Three-cornered in form
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- pointedTapering to a tip
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- conicalTapering to a point
pyramidal · deltoid · cuneiform · oblique · acute · narrow · converging · tapering
Sloped connecting surface
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
- slantOblique angle or bias
- tiltAngular deviation from level
pitch · bevel · chamfer · doorstop · chock · shim · heel · stiletto
Thin piece for leveling
- doorstopKeeps entryways ajar
- chockStabilizing wedge
- splittingDividing into parts
- cleavingDividing by cutting
prying · leverage · forcing · lodging · jamming · securing · snug · tight-fitting
Stylus-impressed ancient script
- SumerianEarliest known civilization
- BabylonianOf ancient Mesopotamian empire
- MesopotamianOf the two-rivers land
- clay tabletInscribed earthen slab
stylus · inscription · ancient script · hieratic · logographic · syllabary
triangular
Three-cornered in form
conical · pyramidal · deltoid · cuneiform · oblique · acute · narrow · converging · tapering · beveled
ramp
Sloped connecting surface
tilt · pitch · bevel · chamfer · doorstop · chock · shim · heel · stiletto · clog
shim
Thin piece for leveling
cleaving · prying · leverage · forcing · lodging · jamming · securing · snug · tight-fitting · interlocking
cuneiform
Stylus-impressed ancient script
- SumerianEarliest known civilization
- BabylonianOf ancient Mesopotamian empire
- MesopotamianOf the two-rivers land
clay tablet · stylus · inscription · ancient script · hieratic · logographic · syllabary
geese
Plural of goose
arrowhead · chevron · military · migration · aerodynamic · delta · tactical
- shape wordsround, circular, oval, angular, curved
- teethteeth, incisors, incisor, canine, canines
- leaf traitscordate, lanceolate, ovate, serrate, dentate
- head shapesoval, round, oblong, elongated, long face
- bone anatomyspongy bone, bone marrow, epiphysis, periosteum, medullary cavity