noun
- The most important person in a group or undertaking.
- synonyms: top banana, bigwig
- Bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle.
- synonyms: kingbolt, swivel pin
- The front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins.
- synonyms: headpin
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