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kingpin | x |

As a noun kingpin

is (motorized vehicles) the axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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

    * *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----