tenpin

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A bowler aims to knock down the tenpin at the end of the lane.

Definition

Noun: 1. A bowling pin: Specifically, one of the ten tall, slender, bottle-shaped wooden (or synthetic) targets used in the game of ten-pin bowling. The objective is to knock down as many of these pins as possible with a bowling ball.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The bowler aimed carefully and knocked down all ten tenpins with a single throw.
  • After the first roll, only two tenpins remained standing at the end of the lane.
  • Setting up the tenpins in a perfect triangular formation is the automatic pinsetter's job.

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in the context of the sport ten-pin bowling. It distinguishes these pins from those used in other bowling variants (e.g., duckpins, candlepins).
• It is commonly used in the plural form ("tenpins") to refer to the complete set or to the game itself informally.
  • He spent Saturday afternoon throwing a ball at some tenpins. (Informal for "bowling")

Variants and Related Words

• Ten-pin bowling (n): The modern sport in which players roll a ball to knock down tenpins.
• Pinsetter (n): The machine or person that arranges the tenpins into position.
• Strike (n): The achievement of knocking down all tenpins with the first ball of a frame.
• Spare (n): The achievement of knocking down all remaining tenpins with the second ball of a frame.

Synonyms

• Bowling pin: The general term.
• Pin: The common abbreviated form used within the context of bowling.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Kingpin: While not a direct idiom using "tenpin," the term "kingpin" (the central or most important person in an organization) is metaphorically derived from the central pin in various bowling games. In ten-pin bowling, the front pin is sometimes informally called the kingpin.
  • He was the kingpin of the entire operation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling