pegs
Small wooden stakes
Pegs are small cylindrical or tapered pieces used for fastening, hanging, or marking.
A tent peg secures canvas to the ground.
A coat peg holds clothing.
Cribbage uses pegs for scoring.
To peg something is to fasten it with pegs or to fix it at a level: The currency is pegged to the dollar.
To peg someone is to identify or categorize them: I had her pegged as a lawyer.
To take someone down a peg is to humble them.
Metal fastener or keratin plate
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- rivetHeaded pin hammered flat
- dowelCylindrical wooden fastener
pin · stake · hook · anchor · clamp · bracket · clip · buckle
Cord for air-drying laundry
- clothespinSpring-loaded laundry fastener
- dryingMoisture removal process
- hangSuspend from above
- washdayDesignated cleaning day
linen · airing · breeze · sunshine · basket · wetness · outdoor · wooden
Flat rigid panel
- cribbagePegged card game
- holesOpenings through material
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- marblesSmall spherical game pieces
triangle · solitaire · pieces · move · strategy · score · track · wooden
Slender fiber or character sequence
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
- tensionStretched or strained state
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
head · turn · winder · instrument · adjustment · tighten · loosen · machine
nail
Metal fastener or keratin plate
dowel · pin · stake · hook · anchor · clamp · bracket · clip · buckle · latch
clothesline
Cord for air-drying laundry
- clothespinSpring-loaded laundry fastener
- dryingMoisture removal process
- hangSuspend from above
washday · linen · airing · breeze · sunshine · basket · wetness · outdoor · wooden · plastic
board
Flat rigid panel
marbles · triangle · solitaire · pieces · move · strategy · score · track · wooden · plastic
stake
Sharpened post or share
canvas · camping · ground · mallet · hammer · pitch · setup · anchor · secure · loop
string
Slender fiber or character sequence
tune · head · turn · winder · instrument · adjustment · tighten · loosen · machine · knob
carabiner
Spring-gated metal link
piton · crampon · toprope · lead · pitch · rockface · alpinist · mountaineer · ascent · summit
notch
V-shaped incision
taken · knocked · ego · humble · status · lower · raise · attitude · pride · arrogance
- air dryingclothesline, laundry line, hanging, drying rack, clothes rack
- pegboardsholes, grid, hooks, J-hooks
- clothesline partsclothespins, clips, rope line, prop, t-post
- tipi partspoles, cover, smoke hole, door flap, liner
- violinviolin, bowing, violin bow, strings, fingerboard
- game piecespieces, tokens, token, chips, counters
- 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