Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowls

/boʊlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
bowls
IPA
/boʊlz/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of bowl

noun

A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.

noun

A ball used in the game of bowls

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of bowl

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /boʊlz/
  • British English: /bəʊlz/

Phrases

carpet bowls crown green bowls lawn bowls

Synonyms

lawn bowling

Rhymes With

goals roles controls holes rolls souls polls poles trolls consoles patrols scrolls

Questions

How do you pronounce bowls?
The recorded pronunciation is /boʊlz/.
What does bowls mean?
plural of bowl

How to pronounce bowls

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/boʊlz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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