ninepins

nine·pin

N0110600 (nīn′pĭn′)n.1. ninepins(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A bowling game in which nine wooden pins are the target.2. A wooden pin used in the game of ninepins.

ninepins

(ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz) n1. (Bowls & Bowling) (functioning as singular) another name for skittles. See skittle²2. go down like ninepins (of each of a group of people) to become ill very easily and quickly

nine•pins

(ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz)

n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) tenpins played without the head pin. 2. ninepin, a pin used in this game. [1570–80]

Thesaurus

Noun

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ninepins - a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pinsskittlesbowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them

Translations

九柱戏

ninepins

(ˈnainpinz) noun singular a form of bowling in which nine bottle-shaped objects are knocked over with a ball. a game of ninepins; Ninepins is a very good game. 九柱滾球遊戲 九柱戏