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ninepins
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nine·pin  (nnpn)
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]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) (functioning as singular) another name for skittles
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) (singular) one of the pins used in this game
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ninepins - a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pinsninepins - a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
bowling - 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
ninepins [ˈnaɪnpɪnz] NPL (= game) → juego m de bolos; (= objects) → bolos mpl
to go down like ninepinscaer como bolos en bolera

ninepins
n (= game)Kegeln nt; to go down like ninepins (fig)wie die Fliegen umfallen (inf)

ninepins [ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz] nplbirilli mpl
to go down like ninepins → cadere come birilli

ninepins
n sg ninepins [ˈnainpinz]
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. keëls لُعْبَة الكُرة والتِّسع قناني кегли kuželky keglespil das Kegeln είδος μπόουλιγκ bolos keegel يکجور بازى با نه ميله چوبى که انهارابا گوى چوبى مى خوابانند keilapeli (jeu de) quilles תֵשַע יְתֶדוֹת नौ पिनों का खेल kuglanje kugli boling keiluspil (gioco dei) birilli ボーリングの一種 9주희(柱戱)의 핀 kėgliai ķegļu spēle sejenis cara permainan boling kegelspel kjeglespill kręgle laranjinha popice кегли kolky kegljanje vrsta kuglanja kägelspel พินโบว์ลิ่ง dokuz kuka oyunu 九柱戲 кеглі نو پن والا کھيل trò chơi ky chín con


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