Stift — meaning in English
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English meaning
- peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
- pen noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
- pin noun A short, thin, pointed piece of metal used to fasten things together, such as fabric.
- pintle noun A small pin on a belt buckle that fits into a hole to keep the belt fastened at the right tightness.
- quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
- tine noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
Senses
Stift is used for these senses in English:
- peg A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
- peg (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
- pen A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
- pintle (nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
- quill (by extension) Any pen.
- tine A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
peg — full definition
- noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
- verb To fasten with a peg, or to fix a price or value at a set level.
- verb To throw something, especially a ball, often hard.
pen — full definition
- noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
- noun A small fenced enclosure for keeping animals.
- verb To write something, especially a piece of text.
- verb To shut an animal or person into an enclosed space.
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