peg
Definitions
Noun
- A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
- Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- Informal terms for the leg
- A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- Regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Verb
- Succeed in obtaining a position
- Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
- Fasten or secure with a wooden pin
- Stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
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Words that contain the term "peg".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pegboard | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | peg | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | pegboards | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | pegs | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | pegged | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | pegging | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | scapegoat | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | scapegoats | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | winnipeg | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | mpeg | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | pegasus | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | pegg | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | peggie | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | peggs | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | peggy | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | peglow | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | pegmatite | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | pegram | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | peguero | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | pegues | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | scapegoated | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | scapegoating | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | spegal | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 23
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Assessing Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) Valuation After Recent Share Price Weakness
May 10, 2026 simplywall.st
May 10, 2026 simplywall.st
Obituary for Margaret E. "Peg" Gentry
Mar 25, 2026 DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc.
Mar 25, 2026 DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc.
Peg Leg Pete mystery solved: Historian identifies whose ashes lie inside
Oct 10, 2025 firstcoastnews.com
Oct 10, 2025 firstcoastnews.com