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headpin

headpin noun: the kingpin.

Noun

headpin (plural headpins)

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

Forms of headpin

pluralheadpins

Origin of headpin

From head + pin.

Questions about headpin

What does headpin mean?
Headpin means the kingpin.
What part of speech is headpin?
Headpin is a noun.
What is the plural of headpin?
The plural of headpin is headpins.

Words near headpin in the dictionary

  1. headphoneless
  2. headphonelike
  3. headphones
  4. headpiece
  5. headpieces
  6. headpin
  7. headpins
  8. headplate
  9. headplates
  10. headpole
  11. headpoles

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