Unscramble pegs

Definition of peg

noun:

• a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface. Synonyms: nog.
• small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.. Synonyms: pin.
• informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks". Synonyms: pin, stick.
• a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg. Synonyms: leg, pegleg, wooden leg.
• regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument.
• a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing. Synonyms: oarlock, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin.

verb:

• succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard". Synonyms: nail, nail down.
• pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into.
• fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent". Synonyms: peg down.
• stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar".

Related words

tee, treenail, trenail, trunnel.

Words nearby

beg, eeg, keg, leg, meg, mpeg, pe, pea, peag, pee, pei, pel, pen, pep, pes, pet, pew, pig, pug, teg, veg.

Rhymes with

beg, clegg, egg, keg, leg, meg, segue.