peg
Small wooden fastener
A peg is a device that attaches or binds objects.
Tent pegs secure a tent to the ground.
Clothes pegs (British English) secure clothes to a line to dry.
The pegs of a string instrument hold one end of the strings.
When you peg something, you attach it with a peg, but the verb is frequently used to fix one quantity to a certain level: Saudi Arabia’s currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar.
To peg someone as something means to identify them as such: I pegged her as a liberal the first time I met her.
Pointed metal fastener
- dowelCylindrical wooden fastener
- tackSharp-headed fastener
- spikeSharp rise or point
- hookCurved catching device
hanger · clothespin · stake · toggle · cotter · fixing · anchor · plug
Sharpened post or share
- markerSomething that signals location
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- postVertical structural beam
- landmarkNotable point of reference
reference point · surveying · alignment · positioning · property line · corner · demarcation · benchmark
Pegged card game
- boardFlat rigid panel
- holeAbsence in matter
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- backgammonTwo-player dice board contest
solitaire · Battleship · Mastermind · Lite-Brite · Connect Four · move · advance · counter
Position or location
- pinpointLocate with exactness
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- classifyArrange by shared traits
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
pigeonhole · label · stereotype · assess · mark · tag · recognize · identify
Manufactured body substitute
- wooden legTimber limb replacement
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- artificial limbFabricated replacement for extremity
Slender fiber or character sequence
- pitchFrequency of sound
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- tensionStretched or strained state
- tightenMake more secure
loosen · turn · adjust · violin · guitar · cello · banjo · ukulele
pin
Pointed metal fastener
hook · hanger · clothespin · stake · toggle · cotter · fixing · anchor · plug · carpentry
stake
Sharpened post or share
landmark · reference point · surveying · alignment · positioning · property line · corner · demarcation · benchmark
cribbage
Pegged card game
backgammon · solitaire · Battleship · Mastermind · Lite-Brite · Connect Four · move · advance · counter · slot
place
Position or location
- pinpointLocate with exactness
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- classifyArrange by shared traits
typecast · pigeonhole · label · stereotype · assess · mark · tag · recognize · identify · read
prosthetic
Manufactured body substitute
- wooden legTimber limb replacement
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- stumpTrunk base after felling
string
Slender fiber or character sequence
tighten · loosen · turn · adjust · violin · guitar · cello · banjo · ukulele · harp
shot
Quick liquor serving
tot · nip · dram · slug · finger · nightcap · swig · tipple · sundowner
cap
Covering for top
set · anchor · control · stabilize · freeze · hold · tie · link · index · exchange rate
pegmisidentify
Name incorrectly
confuse · misjudge · misread · miscategorize · mistype
- peg legProsthetic limb of wood
- taking down a pegReducing someone's pride
- tuning pegsString tension adjusters
- knocked down a pegHad arrogance reduced
- tent pegsAnchors for canvas shelters
- square peg in a round holePerson poorly suited somewhere
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