Word: kingpin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: king
pin
Definition: The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
Morphemes:
Affix: king
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: kin
Language: en
Decoded: kin
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
Decoded: -ing
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.
Affix: pin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pinball machine; game equipment on which pinball is played