pinballs
Bouncing metal spheres
Pinballs is the plural of pinball, the arcade game where a metal ball bounces among bumpers and targets on an inclined playfield.
The word also works as a verb meaning to ricochet or bounce erratically from place to place: The idea pinballed around my head all night.
She pinballed between jobs for years before settling down.
Power-driven working device
- flipperMarine animal's swimming limb
- bumperVehicle's protective edge
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- multiballMultiple projectiles simultaneously active
plunger · playfield · highscore · bonus · drain · kickback · ramp · target
British private, historically
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- WilliamsPatronymic family name
- SternGermanic-origin family name
- collectorOne who gathers items
restoration · vintage · retro · tournament · competition · leagues · enthusiast · nostalgia
Bouncing off surfaces repeatedly
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- careeningTilting or swaying recklessly
- deflectingTurning from original path
- trajectoryPath of moving object
momentum · collision · velocity · rebound · scatter · angles · spinning · rolling
Cannot be anticipated
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- freneticWildly agitated, fast
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- careeningTilting or swaying recklessly
wild · uncontrollable · hectic · scattered · directionless · reactive · frantic · hyperactive
machine
Power-driven working device
multiball · plunger · playfield · highscore · bonus · drain · kickback · ramp · target · spinner
Tommy
British private, historically
collector · restoration · vintage · retro · tournament · competition · leagues · enthusiast · nostalgia · classic
ricocheting
Bouncing off surfaces repeatedly
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- careeningTilting or swaying recklessly
- deflectingTurning from original path
trajectory · momentum · collision · velocity · rebound · scatter · angles · spinning · rolling · striking
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
careening · wild · uncontrollable · hectic · scattered · directionless · reactive · frantic · hyperactive · ricocheting
pinballschess pieces
Figures for strategic boardgame
cards · marbles · billiard balls · bocce balls · bowling balls
pinballsguided missiles
Self-directing explosive projectiles
arrows · darts · laser beams · rail cars · trains
- pinball machinesCoin-op ball-and-bumper games
- pinball wizardSkilled arcade player