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- [peg]
- /pɛg/
- /peɡ/
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- [peg]
- /pɛg/
Definitions of pegs word
- noun pegs a female given name, form of Peggy. 1
- verb with object pegs to drive or insert a peg into. 1
- verb with object pegs to fasten with or as with pegs. 1
- verb with object pegs to mark with pegs. 1
- verb with object pegs to strike or pierce with or as with a peg. 1
- verb with object pegs to keep (the commodity price, exchange rate, etc.) at a set level, as by manipulation or law. 1
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Origin of pegs
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English pegge (noun), peggen (v.) < Middle Dutch
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Parts of speech for Pegs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pegs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pegs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pegs
verb pegs
- assays — Plural form of assay.
- calenders — Plural form of calender.
- calipers — Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- casts — Assign a part in a play, movie, or other production to (an actor).
- eyeballs — Plural form of eyeball.
noun pegs
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- denticles — Plural form of denticle.
- dowels — Plural form of dowel.
- flings — Plural form of fling.
- grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
adjective pegs
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- framers — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- loggers — Plural form of logger.
Top questions with pegs
- what are pegs?