peg

English Thesaurus

1. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	pin,
definition	:	a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	golf tee, tee,
definition	:	a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	tent peg,
definition	:	a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	treenail, trenail, trunnel,
definition	:	a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast (noun.artifact)

2. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	holder,
definition	:	a holding device (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	dinghy, dory, rowboat,
definition	:	a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled (noun.artifact)

3. regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	regulator,
definition	:	any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	stringed instrument,
definition	:	a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound (noun.artifact)

4. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	prosthesis, prosthetic device,
definition	:	corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body (noun.artifact)

5. informal terms for the leg (noun.body)

hypernym	:	leg,
definition	:	a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle (noun.body)

6. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	mark, marker, marking,
definition	:	a distinguishing symbol (noun.communication)

7. stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations (verb.change)

hypernym	:	stabilise, stabilize,
definition	:	make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium (verb.change)

8. fasten or secure with a wooden pin (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	attach,
definition	:	cause to be attached (verb.contact)

9. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	pierce, thrust,
definition	:	penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument (verb.contact)

10. succeed in obtaining a position (verb.social)

hypernym	:	bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win,
definition	:	attain success or reach a desired goal (verb.social)

11. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	peg, peg down,
definition	:	fasten or secure with a wooden pin (verb.contact)

derivation	:	peg, peg,
definition	:	pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into (verb.contact)

12. fasten or secure with a wooden pin (verb.contact)

also	:	nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify,
definition	:	define clearly (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	nog, peg, nog, peg,
definition	:	a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface (noun.artifact)

13. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into (verb.contact)

derivation	:	peg, pin,
definition	:	small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. (noun.communication)

14. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	peg, peg down,
definition	:	fasten or secure with a wooden pin (verb.contact)

derivation	:	peg, peg,
definition	:	pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into (verb.contact)

15. fasten or secure with a wooden pin (verb.contact)

also	:	nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify,
definition	:	define clearly (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	nog, peg, nog, peg,
definition	:	a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface (noun.artifact)

16. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into (verb.contact)

derivation	:	peg, pin,
definition	:	small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. (noun.communication)