bowling green
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Definition
Noun: 1. A flat, rectangular area of very short, carefully maintained grass used for playing the game of bowls (lawn bowls). This is the primary and most common meaning. It is a precisely prepared playing surface. 2. A town in the U.S. state of Kentucky. This is a proper noun referring to a specific geographic location.
Usage Examples
Noun (Playing Field):
- The club members spent the afternoon on the bowling green.
- Maintaining a perfect bowling green requires a lot of skill and care.
- They rolled the woods toward the jack on the smooth bowling green.
Noun (Proper Noun - Town):
- Bowling Green is the home of Western Kentucky University.
- We drove through Bowling Green, Kentucky, on our way to Nashville.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used metonymically to refer to the sport of lawn bowls or the club associated with it.
- He has dedicated his life to the bowling green. (Meaning the sport or the community of bowls.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bowls (noun): The game played on a bowling green. Also called .
- Green (noun): In the context of sports like golf or bowls, a closely mowed area forming part of the playing field. A is a specific type of green.
- Rink (noun): In bowls, a defined lane or section of the bowling green on which a game is played.
Synonyms
- For the playing field: Lawn bowling green, bowls green, bowling lawn.
- For the town: (None; it is a unique proper noun.)
Related Phrases
- To take to the green: To begin playing a game of bowls.
- After tea, the players took to the green.
Noun
- a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
- a town in southern Kentucky