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peg
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
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- Word length
- 3
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- E
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
noun
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
noun
regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
noun
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
noun
informal terms for the leg
“fever left him weak on his sticks”
noun
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
verb
stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
“The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar”
verb
fasten or secure with a wooden pin
“peg a tent”
verb
pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
verb
succeed in obtaining a position
“He nailed down a spot at Harvard”
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Example Sentences
fever left him weak on his sticks
The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
peg a tent
He nailed down a spot at Harvard
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