ninepinsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈnaɪn.pɪnz/us/ˈnaɪn.pɪnz/UKgo down/fall like ninepins
to fall, break, or be damaged in large numbers:
Trees were going down like ninepins in the strong wind.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- fall in
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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