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Peg
/pɛɡ/
Synonyms for "peg" (473 found)
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Closest matches (95)
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Strong matches (142)
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Related words (236)
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Verb(3 words)
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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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