Kingpin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Sports The innermost or central pin in an arrangement of bowling pins.
  • n. Sports See headpin.
  • n. The most important person or element in an enterprise or system.
  • n. See kingbolt.
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  • n. The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
  • n. The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
  • n. The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
  • n. The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the most important person in a group or undertaking
  • n. bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
  • n. the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    personage    influential person    important person    bolt    pin   
    Synonym
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