candlepins vs bowling

candlepins and bowling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
candlepins	Yes	No	No	No
bowling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bowling is a hypernym of candlepins; that is, bowling is a word with a broader meaning than candlepins:

candlepins: a bowling game using slender bowling pins
bowling: a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them

candlepins (noun)	bowling (noun)
a bowling game using slender bowling pins	a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
	the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
	(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman