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Meanings of ninepins in anglès
portuguès
bolão català
joc de bitlles A bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins.
Synonyms
Examples for "skittles"
Examples for "skittles"
1
The relaxations of the humbler class, are fives, quoits, skittles, and ale.
2
They next add one or two more skittles and say, for instance:
3
Before long, the skittles were replaced by figures written on a blackboard.
4
Mr. Howard, it was anything but beer and skittles for me then.
5
Something may be learned, we firmly believe, even from skittles and ping-pong.
Usage of ninepins in anglès
1
Three Brazilians went down like ninepins; the rest turned and fled precipitately.
2
Young men went down before her like ninepins in a bowling alley.
3
People flew like ninepins as the big ace came barreling through them.
4
The Uhlans were no match for them; they were bowled over like ninepins.
5
They looked in the glare of yellow light like black ninepins.
6
The box described a swift, true vector and smashed little men like ninepins.
7
So thought not the City Guard, four of whom went down like ninepins.
8
Rohan hurled his opponents right and left like so many ninepins.
9
They have no ninepins, so they are not trying to make a ten-strike.
10
Shall we play at marbles, or balls, or knock down the golden ninepins?
11
She expects men to fall in love with her-andthey topple over like ninepins.
12
After dinner to ninepins, W. Howe and I against Mr. Creed and the Captain.
13
The cameras on their little platforms went down like ninepins.
14
He tightens the noose, and they fall around like ninepins.
15
Treat men as pawns and ninepins and you shall suffer as well as they.
16
You will find no playing at bowls or ninepins here, as you probably imagine.
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