n.
1.a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
2.small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
3.informal terms of the leg
4.a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
5.regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
6.a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing peg v.
1.succeed in obtaining a position
2.pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
3.fasten or secure with a wooden pin
4.stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
Idiom of the Day
turn the trick
to bring about the result that one wants, to succeed in what one plans to do
"That will turn the trick," I said as my friend found the correct tool to fix the kitchen sink.
