Definition: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
Similar words: pin
Definition: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
Synonyms: peg, oarlock, rowlock, thole, tholepin, pin
Definition: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Similar words: holder
Definition: a holding device
Usage: a towel holder; a cigarette holder; an umbrella holder
Synonyms: peg
Definition: regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
Similar words: regulator
Definition: any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
Synonyms: peg, pegleg, wooden leg, leg
Definition: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
Similar words: prosthesis, prosthetic device
Definition: corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
Definition: informal terms for the leg
Usage: fever left him weak on his sticks
Similar words: leg
Definition: a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
Definition: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
Similar words: mark, marker, marking
Definition: a distinguishing symbol
Usage: the owner's mark was on all the sheep
Synonyms: peg
Definition: stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
Usage: The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
Similar words: stabilise, stabilize
Definition: make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
Usage: The drug stabilized her blood pressure; stabilize prices
Definition: fasten or secure with a wooden pin
Usage: peg a tent
Similar words: attach
Definition: cause to be attached
Synonyms: peg
Definition: pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
Synonyms: peg, nail, nail down
Definition: succeed in obtaining a position
Usage: He nailed down a spot at Harvard
Similar words: win, succeed, bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods
Definition: attain success or reach a desired goal
Usage: The enterprise succeeded; We succeeded in getting tickets to the show; she struggled to overcome her handicap and won