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Search phrase: bowls

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.183All my sad captains. Fill our bowls once more.All my sad Captaines, fill our Bowles once more:
CymbelineCym II.i.49at bowls I'll win tonight of him. Come: go.at Bowles, Ile winne to night of him. Come: go.
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.1.4bearing great standing bowls for the christening gifts;bearing great standing Bowles for the Christening Guifts:
Richard IIR2 III.iv.3Madam, we'll play at bowls.Madame, wee'le play at Bowles.

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Glossary

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clap[bowls] fix, stick, set
eye[bowls] hollow in the side of a bowl
mistress(bowls) the jack - the smaller bowl at which the players aim
plain[bowls] level, flat, even, smooth
rub[bowls] obstacle, impediment, hindrance
rub[bowls] encounter an obstacle which changes the course of a bowl
upcast[bowls] accident, chance; or: throw, pitch

Thesaurus

 18 result(s).
accident [in bowls]upcast
bowlsrub
bowlseye
bowlsbias
bowlsbias
chance [in bowls]upcast
encounter an obstacle [in bowls]rub
fix [bowls]clap
hollow in the side of a bowl [in bowls]eye
inclination [in bowls]bias
leaning [in bowls]bias
obstacle [in bowls]rub
obstacle, encounter an [in bowls]rub
pitch [in bowls]upcast
set [bowls]clap
stick [bowls]clap
tendency [in bowls]bias
throw [in bowls]upcast

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BOWLSBASICbowl v, bowls n
BOWLSPEOPLEbowler n

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