bowls

British  

/ bəʊlz /

noun

1. 1. a game played on a bowling green in which a small bowl (the jack) is pitched from a mark and two opponents or opposing teams take turns to roll biased wooden bowls towards it, the object being to finish as near the jack as possible

   2. ( as modifier )

      a bowls tournament

2. skittles or tenpin bowling

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Example Sentences

Or perhaps, bowls upon bowls of creamy, cheesy and silky-smooth Velveeta Mac and Cheese.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

First of all, I agree that you don’t necessarily need to write, “Please don’t put hot beverages and bowls on my French-polished wooden table from the 1960s.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Many remain convinced a tsunami could yet strike, he said, as government aid workers ladled rice porridge into bowls for the evacuees.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Or pointed to the refrigerator case with Banquet country fried-chicken bowls, Red Baron deep-dish pizza and Snickers for sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The scent of alfredo bread bowls and parmesan cheese remains from our pizza party this evening.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer