Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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peg | Yes | No | Yes | No |
nail | Yes | No | Yes | No |
peg (noun) | nail (noun) |
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a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing | horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument | a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard |
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg | |
informal terms for the leg | |
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. |
peg (verb) | nail (verb) |
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stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations | complete a pass |
fasten or secure with a wooden pin | attach something somewhere by means of nails |
pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into | take into custody |
succeed in obtaining a position | hit with great force |
locate exactly | |
succeed at easily | |
succeed in obtaining a position |