Bowling vs. Ninepins

Bowling vs. Ninepins — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Bowling and Ninepins

Bowlingverb

present participle of bowl

Ninepinsnoun

(games) The game of skittles.

Bowlingnoun

A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling

Ninepinsnoun

bowling down an alley at a target of nine wooden pins

Bowlingnoun

(New England) Candlepin bowling.

Bowlingnoun

Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.

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Bowlingnoun

(cricket) The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.

Bowlingnoun

(slang) A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.

Bowlingnoun

(gerund) The action of the verb bowl.

Bowlingnoun

(Ireland) Road bowling.

Bowlingnoun

a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over

Bowlingnoun

(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman

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Bowlingnoun

the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc