Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 8 compound words that contain pegs. The most common are listed below. Open pegs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- clothes pegsplural of clothes peg: An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.
- tuning pegsplural of tuning peg: A peg or screw used to tighten or loosen strings on a musical instrument in order to produce concordant sounds.
- crawling pegsplural of crawling peg: An exchange rate regime that allows depreciation or appreciation to happen gradually.
- foot pegsplural of foot peg: Part of a motorbike, kayak, etc. to be pushed against with the foot.
- nose pegsplural of nose peg: A short, sturdy peg inserted through the flesh of the nostril of a working camel, used to help steer the animal.
- pegs awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of peg away: To keep working (at something).
- pegs backthird-person singular simple present indicative of peg back: To equalize against; to prevent (the opposition) from winning.
- pegs downthird-person singular simple present indicative of peg down: To fasten something to the ground using pegs.
- pegs outthird-person singular simple present indicative of peg out: To mark (a territory or area) with pegs.
- screw pegsplural of screw peg: A small headless screw for fastening soles.
- tent pegsplural of tent peg: A peg, driven into the ground, to hold a rope that supports a tent.
- turtle pegsplural of turtle peg
- between the pegsDesignating the body length of a killed animal based on the distance between a peg placed near its nose and another near the end of its tail.
- pegs the needlethird-person singular simple present indicative of peg the needle: To cause the hand of a dial indicator to reach the highest measurement, due to reaching the maximum measurable speed, pressure, etc.
- gim-pegsplural of gim-peg: An adjustable flanged bent iron rod that rises from the workbench of a lapidary and which is used as a guide for the vertical angle when cutting facets, and also to support the arm of the lapidary.
- chota pegsplural of chota peg: A half-sized serving of whisky.
- cobbler's pegsA noxious weed, Bidens pilosa (beggar's ticks), with fruits that stick to hair, fur and clothes.
- square pegs in round holesplural of square peg in a round hole: Someone or something that does not fit well or at all in a certain setting; a misfit; hence, someone or something that will not succeed in an endeavour, except possibly with much effort and force.
- puzzle-pegsplural of puzzle-peg: A piece of wood secured under a dog's jaw to keep the dog's nose away from the ground so that it uses the scent in the air to track its quarry, and to prevent the dog from tearing the quarry once found.
Compound words 8
- footpegsplural of footpeg: Part of a motorbike, kayak, etc. to be pushed against with the foot.
- clothespegsplural of clothespeg: An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.
- cryopegsplural of cryopeg: A layer of unfrozen ground that is perennially cryotic.
- hatpegsplural of hatpeg: A peg for hanging a hat.
- mispegsthird-person singular simple present indicative of mispeg: To incorrectly ascribe a value or attribute to.
- PegswoodA village and civil parish north-east of Morpeth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2287).
- shoepegsplural of shoepeg: A wooden peg formerly used to attach soles to the upper part of shoes.
- unipegsplural of unipeg: A winged unicorn.