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bowls

UK/bəʊlz/US/boʊlz/

bowls is the plural of bowl.

bowls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bowl.

Noun

bowls

  1. A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.
  2. A ball used in the game of bowls

Meaning of bowl

Noun

bowl (plural bowls)

  1. As much as is held by a bowl.
    • You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.
    Synonyms:
    bowlful
  2. A dish comprising a mix of different foods served in a bowl, usually named after the base ingredient at the bottom or after a different dish that it simulates.
    • This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.
  3. The non-mesh outer-container part of a salad spinner.
  4. The round container surface of a mortar (hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle).
  5. A water bowl, such as for a pet.
  6. One of the seven bowls of water used as ceremonial offerings in Buddhist practice.

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Words formed from bowls

Phrases with bowls

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Words that rhyme with bowls

Questions about bowls

What does bowls mean?
Bowls means a precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.
What is bowls the plural of?
Bowls is the plural of bowl.
What part of speech is bowls?
Bowls is a noun.
How do you pronounce bowls?
Bowls is pronounced /bəʊlz/ (UK).

Words near bowls in the dictionary

  1. bowlmaker
  2. bowlmakers
  3. bowlmaking
  4. bowlo
  5. bowlos
  6. bowls
  7. bowls a googly
  8. bowls full
  9. bowls of cherries
  10. bowls out
  11. bowls over

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