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

And our heels had worn small round bowls into it large enough to hold puddles of mussels before St. Patrick’s Day, and limpets after that.

From Literature

After a week of ordering health bowls for lunch, I had forgotten what it felt like to truly know the food on my plate.

From Salon

Ostrover and Lipschultz named conference rooms in their Park Avenue office after species of owls—an animal associated with wisdom—and stocked them with bowls of M&Ms stamped with pictures of the birds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those results arrived just two days after Sweetgreen launched new wrap sandwiches, priced a bit lower than some of its bowls and salads, after more expensive fare kept some customers away last year.

From MarketWatch

The chain, known for its salads and bowls, is rolling out wraps in select markets across the country.

From Barron's