Thesaurus: ninepins

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1. n. pl. A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.
2. n. a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
3. A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling. Note: In the United States, ten pins are used for this game, which is therefore often called tenpins.
4. A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, atwhich a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.
5. n a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins n a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles