Definition

Noun: - The numerical total representing a player's performance in a bowling match: A "bowling score" is the cumulative points earned by a player or team based on the number of pins knocked down in a series of frames, calculated according to the specific rules of ten-pin or other bowling games.

Usage

• The term "bowling score" is used to discuss, compare, or record the outcome of a bowling game.
• It is typically a number, often written on a score sheet or displayed electronically.
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Advanced Usage

• "To keep score": To record the bowling score during a game.
  • Can you keep score for our bowling match?
• "Personal best score": The highest bowling score a player has ever achieved.
  • He bowled a 245, which is his new personal best score.

Variants and Related Words

• Score (noun): The general term for points in any game or sport.
• Scorecard (noun): The sheet or screen used to record the bowling score.
• Frame (noun): A segment of a bowling game; a complete bowling score is the sum of points from ten frames.

Synonyms

• Total (points): The sum of points.
• Result: The outcome expressed numerically.

Related Phrases

• "To have a good/bad score": To achieve a high or low bowling score.
  • I hope to have a good score in the tournament.
• "To calculate the score": To figure out the bowling score according to the rules.
  • The system automatically calculates the bowling score.

Noun

1. the score in a bowling match