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Bowling vs Kingpin - What's the difference?

bowling | kingpin |

As nouns the difference between bowling and kingpin

is that bowling is a game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling while kingpin is the axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.

As a verb bowling

is present participle of lang=en.

bowling

English

(bowling)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling
  • (label) Candlepin bowling.
  • Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
  • (label) The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
  • (label) A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.
  • (label) The action of the verb .
  • (label) Road bowling.

    • Derived terms

    * bowling alley * bowling ball * bowling green * ten-pin bowling * candlepin bowling

    Related terms

    * bowl * bowler * bowls * lawn bowls

    See also

    * boules * bowls * crown green bowling * lawn bowls * ninepins * skittles

    Anagrams

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    kingpin

    English

    (wikipedia kingpin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (motorized vehicles) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
  • The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
  • The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
  • The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.

    • Synonyms

    * Most important person: big cheese, big enchilada, big tamale, big kahuna, bigwig, big wheel, grand poobah, head honcho, muckety muck, top banana, top dog, big noise

    Anagrams

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