bowls Synonyms
Another word for bowls
• noun (Context 1)
Plural form of bowl: round, deep dishes or basins used for holding food or liquid, or the heavy balls used in bowling.
"She stacked the ceramic soup basins neatly on the top shelf of the kitchen cupboard."
• noun (Context 2)
A precision game played on a flat lawn or indoor green in which players roll slightly asymmetrical balls (called woods or bowls) so that they stop as close as possible to a smaller target ball called a jack.
"Every Sunday afternoon, the retirees gather in their white uniforms for a friendly match of lawn bowls on the village green."
• verb (Context 3)
To roll a ball along a flat surface in bowling or lawn bowls, or to propel the ball toward the wicket in cricket (third-person singular simple present of bowl).
"He consistently rolls a fast, accurate delivery that challenges even the most experienced batters."