headpin, kingpin
(noun) the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
kingbolt, kingpin, swivel pin
(noun) bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
kingpin, top banana, bigwig
(noun) the most important person in a group or undertaking
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kingpin (plural kingpins)
(motorized vehicles) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
(ten-pin bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.
• (most important person): big cheese, big enchilada, big tamale, big kahuna, bigwig, big wheel, grand poobah, head honcho, muckety muck, top banana, top dog, big noise
• pink gin, pinking
Source: Wiktionary
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
