1
ninepins plural in form but singular in construction
: a bowling game resembling tenpins played without the headpin or having the nine pins in a diamond-shaped configuration with one pin in the center
2
: a pin used in ninepins
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This includes his longtime personal assistant, his blue-collar brother and the women who fall for him like ninepins — all given vibrant life by the director, Neil Pepe, and a cast that finds the individual quirkiness in everyday stereotypes.
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Ben Brantley, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2016
Ben Brantley, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2016
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ninepin
noun
nine·pin
-ˌpin 
1
plural
: a bowling game resembling tenpins played without the headpin
2
: a pin used in ninepins
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