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- [pin-bawl]
- /ˈpɪnˌbɔl/
- /ˈpɪn.bɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pin-bawl]
- /ˈpɪnˌbɔl/
Definitions of pinball word
- noun pinball any of various games played on a sloping, glass-topped table presenting a field of colorful, knoblike target pins and rails, the object usually being to shoot a ball, driven by a spring, up a side passage and cause it to roll back down against these projections and through channels, which electrically flash or ring and record the score. 1
- noun pinball game: tabletop bagatelle 1
- uncountable noun pinball Pinball is a game in which a player presses two buttons on each side of a pinball machine in order to hit a small ball to the top of the machine. The aim of the game is to prevent the ball reaching the bottom of the machine by pressing the buttons. 0
- noun pinball a game in which the player shoots a small ball through several hazards on a table, electrically operated machine, etc 0
- noun pinball (as modifier) 0
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Origin of pinball
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; pin + ball1
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Parts of speech for Pinball
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pinball popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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