bowling vs bowls
bowls vs bowlingbowling and bowls both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bowling | Yes | No | No | No |
| bowls | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
bowls is a hyponym of
bowling; that is, bowls is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
bowling:
- bowling: a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- bowls: a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
Other hyponyms of bowling include
tenpin bowling, tenpins, ninepins, skittles, duckpins, candlepin bowling, candlepins, lawn bowling, bocce, bocci, boccie.
| bowling (noun) | bowls (noun) |
|---|---|
| a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them | a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack |
| the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc | |
| (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman |
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