headpin

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noun

The kingpin.

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kingpin
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Meanings

nounheadpin (plural headpins)

plural headpins

  1. ten-pin bowlingThe kingpin.
  2. A straight metal wire with a flat end, used for beads in jewelry making.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins

Similar
kingpin
Broader
bowling pinpin
Also see
kingpin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From head + pin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pinhead
Cite this entry
APA

headpin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headpin

MLA

“headpin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headpin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headpin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headpin.

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