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meningoradiculitis (medicine) and peg 1, noun (oh)


meningoradiculitis (medicine)


meningoradiculitis
Inflammation of the meninges and roots of the nerves.


peg 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?short stick?
2 ?hanging wet clothes?
3 ?tent?
4 take/bring somebody down a peg (or two)
5 ?musical instrument?
6 a peg to hang something on
7 ?drink?
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[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch pegge]
?SHORT STICK?
a short piece of wood, metal, or plastic that is attached to a wall or fits into a hole, used especially to hang things on or to fasten things together
::Sarah hung her coat on the peg.
::a table fitted together with pegs
::a pattern made with coloured pegs on a board
?HANGING WET CLOTHES?
BrE a small plastic or wooden object used to fasten wet clothes to a thin rope to dry
-synonym clothespeg clothespeg
American Equivalent: clothespin
?TENT?
a pointed piece of wood or metal that you push into the ground in order to keep a tent in the correct position
take/bring sb down a peg (or two)
to make someone realize that they are not as important or skilled as they think they are
::Evans is an arrogant bully who needs taking down a peg or two.
?MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?
a wooden screw used to make the strings of a violin, guitar etc tighter or looser
-synonym tuning peg tuning peg
a peg to hang sth on
BrE something that is used as a reason for doing, discussing, or believing something
::As a peg to hang it on, the tournament had the 100th anniversary of Nehru's birth.
?DRINK?
BrE old-fashioned a small amount of strong alcoholic drink, especially whisky or brandy
-see also square peg in a round hole at square 1 (12)