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tenpins Synonyms

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• noun (Context 1)

The standard game of bowling played on a wooden or synthetic lane using a heavy ball and ten bottle-shaped pins arranged in a triangle; tenpin bowling.

Usage Example

"Every Friday night, the neighborhood league gathers at the local alley for a friendly tournament of tenpin bowling."

Strongest
tenpin bowling
bowling

• noun (Context 2)

Plural form of tenpin; the bottle-shaped wooden or plastic-coated pins used as targets in tenpin bowling.

Usage Example

"The automated pinsetter swept away the fallen bowling pins and reset a fresh rack for the next frame."

Strongest
bowling pins

• Nearby Words

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tenor
tenpin
tenpins
tenpounder
tense
tensely

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Tenpins. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/tenpins
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