Phrase Hound found 47 phrases and 4 compound words that contain bowling. The most common are listed below. Open bowling in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 47
- bowling alleyA building or room which contains lanes for bowling.
- bowling ballA solid ball used in the sport of bowling, with finger holes allowing it to be picked up.
- bowling greenA finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of bowls.
- cosmic bowlingAn event at a bowling alley where the bowling takes place under special illumination, with lasers, music, etc.
- bowling averageThe number of runs conceded divided by the number of wickets taken, used as a statistic.
- bowling clubA club for people who play bowls.
- bowling figuresA group of statistics listed for each bowler in a single innings:- number of overs bowled, number of maiden overs bowled, number of runs conceded and number of wickets taken.
- bowling shirtA style of camp shirt, typically incorporating contrasting earth tones and simple geometric designs, sometimes made of silk, and sometimes with a single left-hand pocket and/or a small logo or monogram.
- bowling shoeA kind of shoe to be worn while playing the sport of bowling, usually having a rubber sole for traction.
- declaration bowlingDeliberately poor bowling from the fielding team, with the intention of allowing the batters to score runs quickly and thus encourage the opposing captain to declare, thereby giving both teams a reasonable chance of winning in a timed …
- fast bowlingThe kind of bowling done by a fast bowler.
- lawn bowlingThe outdoor game bowls.
- open bowlingUnsanctioned bowling; the sport of bowling played casually or unofficially.
- pace bowlingSynonym of fast bowling: The kind of bowling done by a fast bowler.
- road bowlingA game of skill where a heavy metal ball is thrown along a pre-determined course of rural roads, with the winner being the team with the fewest throws.
- sport bowlingAny form of tenpin bowling that uses patterns of oil on the lane to reduce the effectiveness of modern bowling balls and thus make the game more challenging.
- turkey bowlingA variation of bowling that replaces the ball with a frozen turkey corpse and the bowling pins with beverage bottles.
- candlepin bowlingA type of bowling popular in New England, with tall, narrow pins.
- five-pin bowlingAlternative spelling of fivepin bowling: A variation of the game of bowling (played exclusively in Canada), using five pins.
- ten-pin bowlingAlternative spelling of tenpin bowling: A sport where players roll a ball down a wooden pathway and try to knock down as many of the ten target pins as possible.
- bowling creaseThe white line marked at each end of the pitch through the wicket and ending at the return creases. When bowling the bowler's front foot must not cross this line until after the ball has been delivered.
- bowling alleysplural of bowling alley: A building or room which contains lanes for bowling.
- tenpin bowlingA sport where players roll a ball down a wooden pathway and try to knock down as many of the ten target pins as possible.
- fivepin bowlingA variation of the game of bowling (played exclusively in Canada), using five pins.
- bowling alone thesisThe posited decline of social capital in the United States since 1950.
Compound words 4
- bowlliardsA pool game that borrows aspects of tenpin bowling.
- outbowlingpresent participle and gerund of outbowl
- overbowlingpresent participle and gerund of overbowl
- bowlingitesaponite.