These are the meanings of the letters EMPG when you unscramble them.
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Gem (n.)
A bud.
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Gem (n.)
A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel.
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Gem (n.)
Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying.
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Gem (v. t.)
To put forth in the form of buds.
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Gem (v. t.)
To adorn with gems or precious stones.
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Gem (v. t.)
To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.
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Peg (n.)
A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.
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Peg (n.)
A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.
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Peg (n.)
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
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Peg (n.)
One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
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Peg (n.)
A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase \"To take one down peg.\"
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Peg (v. t.)
To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.
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Peg (v. t.)
To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.
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Peg (v. i.)
To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.