- ninepin ball
- nounball used to knock down ninepins• Syn: ↑skittle ball• Hypernyms: ↑ball
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ninepin — n. 1 (in pl.; usu. treated as sing.) a game in which nine pins are set up at the end of an alley and bowled at in an attempt to knock them down. 2 a pin used in this game. * * * noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in… … Useful english dictionary
skittle ball — noun ball used to knock down ninepins • Syn: ↑ninepin ball • Hypernyms: ↑ball * * * noun : a heavy wooden disk used in skittles called also cheese * * * skittle ball, a heavy disk, usually of hard wood, for throwing or sliding at the pins in the … Useful english dictionary
Nine-pin bowling — Ninepin bowling pins and ball Highest governing body WNBA Nickname(s) ninepins, 9 pin, kegeln ... First played Medieval times, Germany … Wikipedia
Ten-pin bowling — is a competitive sport in which a player (the “bowler”) rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic (polyurethane) lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible. The convert|41.5|in|cm|0|lk=on|sing=on… … Wikipedia
bowling — /boh ling/, n. 1. any of several games in which players standing at one end of an alley or green roll balls at standing objects or toward a mark at the other end, esp. a game in which a heavy ball is rolled from one end of a wooden alley at… … Universalium
skittles — English ninepin bowling game played with a wooden disk or ball. The pins are set in a diamond formation; the player who knocks down all the pins in the fewest throws wins. Skittles has been played for centuries in public houses and clubs. * * * ▪ … Universalium
ninepins — /nuyn pinz /, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) tenpins played without the head pin. 2. ninepin, a pin used in this game. [1570 80; NINE + PINS] * * * ▪ game bowling game that probably originated in continental Europe during the Middle Ages.… … Universalium
skittle — [[t]skɪ̱t(ə)l[/t]] skittles 1) N COUNT A skittle is a wooden object used as a target in the game of skittles. [mainly BRIT] Syn: ninepin 2) N UNCOUNT Skittles is a game in which players try to knock over as many skittles as they can out of a… … English dictionary
