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Ninepin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A bowling game in which nine wooden pins are the target.

n. A wooden pin used in the game of ninepins.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. a bowling pin of the type used in ninepins (or (in England) skittles).

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles

Word Usage

"Now, this amiable duo of 19-year-olds, completed by Harley "Kicks" Alexander-Sule, are eyeing an ascent of the pop charts themselves, thanks in part to another ninepin effect – success by association."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

pin bowling pin

Variant

ninepins

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

skittle skittle pin

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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