- bowling
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. tenpins, duckpins, candlepins; ninepines, skittles; lawn bowling, bowls. See amusement.II(Roget's IV) n.Syn. bowls, duckpins, candlepins, ninepins, tenpins, bocce ball, lawn bowling, skittles, American bowls, kegling*.III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.tenpins, candlepins, duckpins, kegling, skittles, bocci.WORD FIND• area most likely to yield strike: pocket• body movement of bowler after shot: body English• bowler: kegler• central pin: kingpin, headpin• curving shot: hook• gutter, in the: gutter ball• knock down ten with one shot: strike, mark• knock down ten with two shots: spare, mark• one game: string• pin-setting machine: pinsetter• shot that leaves a gap between pins: split• spin imparted on the ball: English• unit of game, 1/10th: frame• wide split: goalposts, mule ears, bedposts
English dictionary for students. 2013.