Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Bowling

//ˈboʊlɪŋ// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village on the Clyde in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4473). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A suburban area in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1731). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling uncountable
  2. 2
    the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc wordnet
  3. 3
    Candlepin bowling. New-England, uncountable
  4. 4
    (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors. uncountable
Show 5 more definitions
  1. 6
    a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them wordnet
  2. 7
    The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. uncountable
  3. 8
    A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture. slang, uncountable
  4. 9
    The action of the verb bowl. gerund, uncountable
  5. 10
    Road bowling. Ireland, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bowl form-of, gerund, participle, present

See also for "bowling"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: bowling