wedge: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
inclined plane: a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
nazarene: a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome