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bowls

Pronunciation: /bəʊlz/

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Definition of bowls

noun

[treated as singular]
  • a game played with heavy bowls, the object of which is to propel one’s bowl so that it comes to rest as close as possible to a previously bowled small ball (the jack). Bowls is played chiefly out of doors (though indoor bowls is also popular) on a closely trimmed lawn called a green.
  • British tenpin bowling or skittles.

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Definition of bowls in the US English dictionary