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return crease

return crease noun: one of the white lines, perpendicular to the popping crease, within which the bowler's back foot must land.

Noun

return crease (plural return creases)

  1. One of the white lines, perpendicular to the popping crease, within which the bowler's back foot must land.

Forms of return crease

pluralreturn creases

Questions about return crease

What does return crease mean?
Return crease means one of the white lines, perpendicular to the popping crease, within which the bowler's back foot must land.
What part of speech is return crease?
Return crease is a noun.
What is the plural of return crease?
The plural of return crease is return creases.

Words near return crease in the dictionary

  1. return balls
  2. return bend
  3. return bends
  4. return check
  5. return checks
  6. return crease
  7. return creases
  8. return current
  9. return currents
  10. return day
  11. return days

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