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peglike

peglike

1 4.4
Like a small stick that fits into a hole to hold things together
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɛɡˌlaɪk/
: similar a un clavo
  • The canine teeth are not sharp and pointed but shaped more like what one would expect premolars to look like, while the incisors are small, peglike, and closely packed.
  • peglike teeth

Examples

  • The creature had small, peglike teeth that seemed perfect for its diet of soft plants.

  • Ayla straightened the small female figure, whose feet were purposely only a suggestion, leaving the legs in a peglike shape that had been pushed into the ground to stand guard in front of the entrance, then followed Jondalar to the next lodge.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • They had pointed ears that swiveled to catch any sound, bulging eyes, and yellowing, peglike teeth.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Time and again, I put my fingers into a mouth and regretted it; the teeth were razor sharp, unlike the blunt, peglike teeth I had sampled until then.

    Academic text (1995)

  • He noted the peglike shape of the wooden post as it fit securely into the ground.

  • Her fingers were slender and peglike, making it easier for her to thread the needle.

Synonyms

sticklike
vspeglike
1 4.3

Thin and straight like a stick

is shorter and thicker rather than long and narrow
pronglike
vspeglike
1 6.9

Having long thin points like a fork

is more short and rounded in overall form

How Peg-Shaped

peglike
1 4.4
tapered
8 4.5
cylindrical
13 4.0
rounded
45 2.4

Surface Forms

peglike positive

Morphology

peglike = peg (transparent) = peg + like

Formed by the noun 'peg' plus the productive adjective-forming suffix '-like', meaning 'resembling a peg', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word peglike comes from the common word peg, a small pin used to hold things, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So peglike describes something 'shaped like a peg'.