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
21 December 2024
(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
