# bowls

Pronunciation: say "BOHLZ" US /boʊlz/, UK /bəʊlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of bowl. — plural of bowl
   - Simple: Plural of bowl. Use this form when talking about more than one bowl.
   - _The cupboard held a set of matching ceramic bowls._
   - _Workers carried bowls of rice out to every table._
3. A precision sport in which players roll biased balls, weighted on one side, aiming to stop them closer to a small white target ball than their opponents can.
   - Simple: A game where players roll heavy balls to stop them close to a small target ball.
   - _Bowls demands a steady hand and careful judgment of the green's slope._
   - _She took up bowls after retiring and now competes in regional tournaments._
4. A ball used in the sport of bowls, weighted or shaped on one side so that it follows a curved path as it rolls.
   - Simple: A heavy ball, flat or weighted on one side, that players roll in the game of bowls.
   - _The new set of bowls felt heavier than she had expected._
   - _Well-delivered bowls curve gently and settle right beside the jack._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of bowl. — third-person singular simple present indicative of bowl
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of bowl. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The captain bowls the opening over of the innings._
   - _Whenever the weather is fine, he bowls with the seniors at the park._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bowls (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).