tenpins

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noun

A game, a form of bowling, played with ten pins as the target.

Similar
tenpin bowling
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Meanings

nountenpins (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA game, a form of bowling, played with ten pins as the target.
noun
  1. pluralplural of tenpin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins

Similar
tenpin bowling
Broader
bowling
Also see
tenpin bowling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ten + pins.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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