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Peg
//pɛɡ//
Synonyms for "peg" (490 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (98)
pinshotambleamountanchorarticulatebaby toothbargebattenbatten downbeveragebicuspidbilgebindblainblebblisterblobboltboss
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Strong matches (147)
drinkdropdrudgeearenchainentrammelextenteyetoothfagfangfastballfastenfastenerfaucetfetterfireflangeflapflingflip
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flouncefootfootslogfore toothforkforward passfreezegagtoothgallgang toothgarglegirthgnarlgold toothgradegrindgrindergrubgulpguzzlegyvehalthammerhammer awayhammer away athamperhandcuffhandlehangerhasphaveheaveheighthillhingehippety-hophitchhobblehog-tiehookhophopplehumphunchhurlhurriednesshurtleidentifyincisorincurveintervaljamjerkjiggerjogjog onjogglejointjoltjumpkeep at itkeep busykeep doggedly atkeep drivingkeep goingkeep movingkeep onknobknotknowknow againknuckleballknurknurllabellacinglancelaplashlatchlaterallateral passlaunchleapleashleglet flylevellibationlidlimpliploblocklooplumberlumplungelurchmake fastmake outmanaclemarkmeasuremilk toothmincemitermoilmolarmolemoormortisemountain
Noun(1 words)
Related words (245)
nailnail downnevusnipnotchnuancenubnubbinnubbleoutcurvepacepaddlepalepalisadepapillomapaspasspeg awaypeg downpelt
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Verb(22 words)
Proper Noun(1 words)
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More general
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Synonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
11 entriescapable of
1 entriesderived
63 entriesShowing 16 of 63 words.
derived from
1 entrieshas context
7 entriesis a
5 entriesmanner of
3 entriespart of
2 entriesrelated to
43 entriesShowing 16 of 43 words.
Translations
189 translations across 35 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πάσσαλος noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Arabic
1 entries- وَتَد noun (a cylindrical object)
Basque
1 entries- kako noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Belarusian
1 entries- прышчэ́пка noun (clothes peg)
Bulgarian
4 entries- закачалка noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- ключ noun (pin on a musical instrument)
- колче noun (a cylindrical object)
- ниво noun (a step, a degree)
Catalan
4 entries- agulla d'estendre noun (clothes peg)
- clavilla noun (a cylindrical object)
- clavilla noun (pin on a musical instrument)
- colpet noun (a small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ھەپە noun (a cylindrical object)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 楔子 noun (a cylindrical object)
- 衣夾 /衣夹 noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- 衣夾 /衣夹 noun (clothes peg)
- 銷子 /销子 noun (a cylindrical object)
Czech
2 entries- háček noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- věšáček noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Esperanto
1 entries- kejlo noun (a cylindrical object)
Finnish
3 entries- naula noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- tappi noun (a cylindrical object)
- tappi noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
French
4 entries- cheville noun (a cylindrical object)
- cheville noun (pin on a musical instrument)
- patère noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- porte-manteau noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Galician
4 entries- aldrabilla noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- bío noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- caravilla noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- chavella noun (a cylindrical object)
German
4 entries- Aufmacher noun (an event that triggers news coverage (journalism))
- Bindung noun (a fixed exchange rate)
- Grad noun (a step, a degree)
- Haken noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Icelandic
1 entries- snagi noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Irish
1 entries- fídeog noun (a small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage)
Italian
3 entries- attaccapanni noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- piolo noun (a cylindrical object)
- tassello noun (a cylindrical object)
Japanese
4 entries- ペグ noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- 掛け釘 noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- 杭 noun (a cylindrical object)
- 洗濯挟み noun (clothes peg)
Khmer
1 entries- ថ្ពក់ noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Korean
3 entries- 말뚝 noun (a cylindrical object)
- 못 noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- 빨래집게 noun (clothes peg)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- илгич noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- илмек noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Macedonian
3 entries- зака́чалка noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- ко́лче noun (a cylindrical object)
- шти́пка noun (clothes peg)
Marathi
1 entries- पेग करणे verb (slang: to penetrate in anal sex with a dildo)
Māori
4 entries- titi noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- karatiti verb (to fasten using a peg)
- karatiti verb (to affix or pin)
- makatiti verb (to fasten using a peg)
Occitan
1 entries- cavilha noun (a cylindrical object)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- وتد noun (a cylindrical object)
- چیوی noun (a cylindrical object)
Polish
3 entries- klamerka noun (clothes peg)
- kołek noun (a cylindrical object)
- spinacz noun (clothes peg)
Portuguese
4 entries- cavilha noun (a cylindrical object)
- cravelha noun (pin on a musical instrument)
- gancho noun (an event that triggers news coverage (journalism))
- pregador noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Russian
4 entries- ве́шалка noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- ко́лышек noun (a cylindrical object)
- коло́к noun (pin on a musical instrument)
- крючо́к noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Southern Altai
3 entries- илгиш noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- илмек noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- илӱ noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
Spanish
4 entries- clavija noun (a cylindrical object)
- clavija noun (pin on a musical instrument)
- colgador noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- gancho noun (an event that triggers news coverage (journalism))
Swedish
4 entries- grad noun (a step, a degree)
- hack noun (a step, a degree)
- klypa noun (clothes peg)
- klädnypa noun (clothes peg)
Turkish
4 entries- ağaç çivi noun (a cylindrical object)
- mandal noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- pim noun (peg moved on a crib board to keep score (cribbage))
- asmak verb (to fasten using a peg)
Ukrainian
1 entries- прищі́пка noun (clothes peg)
Zazaki
4 entries- maşek noun (a protrusion used to hang things on)
- pim noun (peg moved on a crib board to keep score (cribbage))
- anc kerden verb (to narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants)
- avısten verb (to fasten using a peg)
Sample sentences
44 total sentences available.
John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole.
Source: tatoeba (52784)
He might, however, have seen a wooden peg of a different size or color.
Source: tatoeba (53594)
I hung my hat on the peg.
Source: tatoeba (321122)
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