bowling

Speech parts

1. bowling - Noun

2. bowling - Verb

4. Bowling - Proper noun

Meaning

of Bowl

The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

skittles bola bowl polo bolus mahjong game football roll driving baseball spin casting rolling chess
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Antonyms

still peace advance inactivity winter sport winter activity
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Hypernyms

game playing throw

Hyponyms

skittles chinaman tenpins bowls bosie bocci

Related terms

bowl bowler bowls lawn bowls

Phrases with the word

bowling-shirted buffet bowling bowling room bowling alleys bowling on the green bowling aimed at the batsman

Anagrams

blowing

Examples

Every bowling center should have a house pro. Don Johnson

I was a little, skinny, runt kid, and I decided that bowling was what I was going to do in life. Don Johnson

Ivory towers are as rare as bowling alleys in tribal cultures. Terry Eagleton

Ronald Reagan gave our party a bowling alley image as opposed to a country club image. We were talking to people who go bowling on Thursday night, and they were understanding what we were saying. Pete du Pont

Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your head. Martin Mull

It is perhaps beside the point to remark that bowling alleys and supermarkets have nursery facilities, while schools and colleges and scientific laboratories and government offices do not. Betty Friedan

Close letter words and terms

bowline bridle bowline knot bowlined bowling aimed at the batsman bowling aimed at the batter's head bowling alley