Peg
Peg verb - To arrange or assign according to type.
Work
Work verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues
How words are described
| original | original peg | original work |
| single | single peg | single work |
| entire | entire peg | entire work |
| serious | serious peg | serious work |
| Other adjectives: new, next, last, previous. | ||
Common collocations
| body | peg body | work body |
Both words in one sentence
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Known for his rebellious sense of humor, he was very much a square peg in a round hole, so he resigned his commission, wandered off to Hollywood and found work as an extra.
Source: Creator / David Niven -
And the time Peg had to work a fast food job to pay off her Patty Bright makeup debt.
Source: Work Off the Debt - For example: Specchio ceases to work if you show any form of humility or try to play down your actions or allow yourself to be taken down a peg by someone else.
Cite this Source
Work and Peg. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/peg/work
Peg & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/peg/work>.
Work or Peg. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/peg/work.
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