Meaning

2 senses

  1. The kingpin.

  2. A straight metal wire with a flat end, used for beads in jewelry making.

More definitions
  • the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins

Origin

From head + pin.

From head + pin.

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Forms

plural: headpins
Singularheadpin
Pluralheadpins

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins:kingpin

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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