slovodefinícia
bowl
(mass)
bowl
- nádoba, miska
bowl
(encz)
bowl,mísa n:
bowl
(encz)
bowl,miska n: Zdeněk Brož
Bowl
(gcide)
Bowl \Bowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bowling.]
1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
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Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,
And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.
--Shak.
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2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we
were bowled rapidly along the road.
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3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
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Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,
And bowled to death with turnips? --Shak.
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To bowl (a player) out, in cricket, to put out a striker
by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.
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Bowl
(gcide)
Bowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [OE. bolle, AS. bolla; akin to Icel.
bolli, Dan. bolle, G. bolle, and perh. to E. boil a tumor.
Cf. Boll.]
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1. A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately
hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
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Brought them food in bowls of basswood.
--Longfellow.
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2. Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other
spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.
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3. The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.
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4. The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.
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Bowl
(gcide)
Bowl \Bowl\, v. i.
1. To play with bowls.
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2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.
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3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the
carriage bowled along.
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Bowl
(gcide)
Bowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud.
Cf. Bull an edict, Bill a writing.]
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1. A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a
level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side
heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when
rolled.
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2. pl. An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with
biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
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Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to
attain the jack by delivering his bowl
straightforward upon it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. pl. The game of tenpins or bowling. [U.S.]
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bowl
(wn)
bowl
n 1: a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for
holding food or liquids;
2: a concave shape with an open top [syn: bowl, trough]
3: a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
4: the quantity contained in a bowl [syn: bowl, bowlful]
5: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn:
stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium]
6: a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
[syn: bowling ball, bowl]
7: a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a
curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling
8: a small round container that is open at the top for holding
tobacco [syn: bowl, pipe bowl]
9: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) [syn:
roll, bowl]
v 1: roll (a ball)
2: hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the
batsman at the other end
3: engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on
Friday nights"
podobné slovodefinícia
washbowl
(mass)
washbowl
- umývadlo
bowl me over
(encz)
bowl me over,překvap mě v: Zdeněk Brož
bowl over
(encz)
bowl over,položit v: Zdeněk Brožbowl over,šokovat v: Zdeněk Brožbowl over,vyrazit dech v: Zdeněk Brož
bowled
(encz)
bowled,nadhozený adj: Zdeněk Brož
bowlegged
(encz)
bowlegged,křivonohý adj: Zdeněk Brož
bowler
(encz)
bowler,buřinka n: Zdeněk Brož
bowler hat
(encz)
bowler hat,buřinka n: Pavel Cvrček
bowlers
(encz)
bowlers,buřinky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož
bowline
(encz)
bowline,lano n: u lodě Pino
bowline knot
(encz)
bowline knot,dračí smyčka n: typ uzlu Petr Prášek
bowling
(encz)
bowling,americké kuželky n: Zdeněk Brožbowling,bowling n: Zdeněk Brožbowling,koulení n: Zdeněk Brožbowling,kuželky n: Zdeněk Brož
bowling alley
(encz)
bowling alley,kuželkářská dráha n: Zdeněk Brož
bowls
(encz)
bowls,misky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožbowls,mísy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož
cereal bowl
(encz)
cereal bowl, n:
dust bowl
(encz)
dust bowl,prašná krajina n: Zdeněk Broždust bowl,suchý kraj Zdeněk Brož
finger bowl
(encz)
finger bowl,
fish bowl
(encz)
fish bowl, n:
fishbowl
(encz)
fishbowl,akvárium n: Zdeněk Brož
goldfish bowl
(encz)
goldfish bowl,kulovité akvárium Zdeněk Brož
lawn bowling
(encz)
lawn bowling,
life is just a bowl of cherries
(encz)
life is just a bowl of cherries,
mixing bowl
(encz)
mixing bowl, n:
pipe bowl
(encz)
pipe bowl, n:
punch bowl
(encz)
punch bowl,
punchbowl
(encz)
punchbowl,mísa na nápoje n: Zdeněk Brož
salad bowl
(encz)
salad bowl, n:
slop bowl
(encz)
slop bowl, n:
soup bowl
(encz)
soup bowl, n:
sugar bowl
(encz)
sugar bowl, n:
super bowl
(encz)
Super Bowl,
tenpin bowling
(encz)
tenpin bowling, n:
throw off the bowlines
(encz)
throw off the bowlines,uvolnit lana [fráz.] u lodě Pino
toilet bowl
(encz)
toilet bowl, n:
washbowl
(encz)
washbowl,umyvadlo n: Zdeněk Brož
bowling
(czen)
bowling,bowlingn: Zdeněk Brož
would you like a bowl of cream to go with that remark?
(czen)
Would You Like A Bowl Of Cream To Go With That
Remark?,WYLABOCTGWTR[zkr.]
Bowl
(gcide)
Bowl \Bowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bowling.]
1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
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Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,
And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.
--Shak.
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2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we
were bowled rapidly along the road.
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3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
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Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,
And bowled to death with turnips? --Shak.
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To bowl (a player) out, in cricket, to put out a striker
by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.
[1913 Webster]Bowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [OE. bolle, AS. bolla; akin to Icel.
bolli, Dan. bolle, G. bolle, and perh. to E. boil a tumor.
Cf. Boll.]
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1. A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately
hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
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Brought them food in bowls of basswood.
--Longfellow.
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2. Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other
spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.
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3. The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.
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4. The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.
[1913 Webster]Bowl \Bowl\, v. i.
1. To play with bowls.
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2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.
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3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the
carriage bowled along.
[1913 Webster] BowlderBowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud.
Cf. Bull an edict, Bill a writing.]
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1. A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a
level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side
heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when
rolled.
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2. pl. An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with
biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
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Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to
attain the jack by delivering his bowl
straightforward upon it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. pl. The game of tenpins or bowling. [U.S.]
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Bowlder
(gcide)
Bowlder \Bowl"der\, Boulder \Boul"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to
roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind
of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.]
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1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of
water; a large pebble.
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2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that
has been transported by natural agencies from its native
bed. See Drift.
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Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial
or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of
bowlders.

Bowlder wall, a wall constructed of large stones or
bowlders.
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Bowlder clay
(gcide)
Bowlder \Bowl"der\, Boulder \Boul"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to
roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind
of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.]
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1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of
water; a large pebble.
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2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that
has been transported by natural agencies from its native
bed. See Drift.
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Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial
or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of
bowlders.

Bowlder wall, a wall constructed of large stones or
bowlders.
[1913 Webster]Clay \Clay\ (kl[=a]), n. [AS. cl[=ae]g; akin to LG. klei, D.
klei, and perh. to AS. cl[=a]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue,
Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. Clog.]
1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the
hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is
the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part,
of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime,
magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often
present as impurities.
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2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the
elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human
body as formed from such particles.
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I also am formed out of the clay. --Job xxxiii.
6.
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The earth is covered thick with other clay,
Which her own clay shall cover. --Byron.
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Bowlder clay. See under Bowlder.

Brick clay, the common clay, containing some iron, and
therefore turning red when burned.

Clay cold, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate.

Clay ironstone, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or
carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand.

Clay marl, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay.

Clay mill, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug
mill.

Clay pit, a pit where clay is dug.

Clay slate (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite.

Fatty clays, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical
compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as halloysite,
bole, etc.

Fire clay, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime,
iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for
fire brick.

Porcelain clay, a very pure variety, formed directly from
the decomposition of feldspar, and often called kaolin.


Potter's clay, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron.
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Bowlder wall
(gcide)
Bowlder \Bowl"der\, Boulder \Boul"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to
roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind
of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.]
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1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of
water; a large pebble.
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2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that
has been transported by natural agencies from its native
bed. See Drift.
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Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial
or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of
bowlders.

Bowlder wall, a wall constructed of large stones or
bowlders.
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Bowldery
(gcide)
Bowldery \Bowl"der*y\, a.
Characterized by bowlders.
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Bowled
(gcide)
Bowl \Bowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bowling.]
1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
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Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,
And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.
--Shak.
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2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we
were bowled rapidly along the road.
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3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
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Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,
And bowled to death with turnips? --Shak.
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To bowl (a player) out, in cricket, to put out a striker
by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.
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Bowleg
(gcide)
Bowleg \Bow"leg`\, n.
A crooked leg. --Jer. Taylor.
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Bowler
(gcide)
Bowler \Bowl"er\, n.
One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or
any other game.
[1913 Webster]Bowler \Bowl"er\, n. [From 2d Bowl.]
A derby hat. [Eng.]
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Bowless
(gcide)
Bowless \Bow"less\, a.
Destitute of a bow.
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bowlful
(gcide)
bowlful \bowlful\ n.
the quantity contained in a bowl.

Syn: bowl.
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Bowline
(gcide)
Bowline \Bow"line\, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b["o]gl["i]na?,
Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or
side of the sail. See Bow (of a ship), and Line.] (Naut.)
A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular
edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called
bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight
forward, when the ship is closehauled.
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Bowline bridles, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened
to the leech of the sail.

Bowline knot. See Illust. under Knot.

On a bowline, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; --
said of a ship.
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Bowline bridle
(gcide)
Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG.
britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf.
Bridoon.]
1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and
restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins,
with other appendages.
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2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts.
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3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which
holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
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4. (Naut.)
(a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends,
so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached
to its middle.
(b) A mooring hawser.
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Bowline bridle. See under Bowline.

Branches of a bridle. See under Branch.

Bridle cable (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle.
See 4, above.

Bridle hand, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the
left hand.

Bridle path, Bridle way, a path or way for saddle horses
and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for
vehicles.

Bridle port (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow
through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are
passed.

Bridle rein, a rein attached to the bit.

Bridle road.
(a) Same as Bridle path. --Lowell.
(b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback
exercise.

Bridle track, a bridle path.

Scolding bridle. See Branks, 2.
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Syn: A check; restrain.
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Bowline bridles
(gcide)
Bowline \Bow"line\, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b["o]gl["i]na?,
Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or
side of the sail. See Bow (of a ship), and Line.] (Naut.)
A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular
edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called
bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight
forward, when the ship is closehauled.
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Bowline bridles, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened
to the leech of the sail.

Bowline knot. See Illust. under Knot.

On a bowline, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; --
said of a ship.
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Bowline knot
(gcide)
Bowline \Bow"line\, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b["o]gl["i]na?,
Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or
side of the sail. See Bow (of a ship), and Line.] (Naut.)
A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular
edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called
bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight
forward, when the ship is closehauled.
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Bowline bridles, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened
to the leech of the sail.

Bowline knot. See Illust. under Knot.

On a bowline, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; --
said of a ship.
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Bowling
(gcide)
Bowl \Bowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bowling.]
1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
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Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,
And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.
--Shak.
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2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we
were bowled rapidly along the road.
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3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
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Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,
And bowled to death with turnips? --Shak.
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To bowl (a player) out, in cricket, to put out a striker
by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.
[1913 Webster]Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n.
The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the
ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.
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Bowling alley, a covered place for playing at bowls or
tenpins.

Bowling green, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground
for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New
York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game.
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Bowling alley
(gcide)
Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n.
The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the
ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.
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Bowling alley, a covered place for playing at bowls or
tenpins.

Bowling green, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground
for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New
York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game.
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Bowling crease
(gcide)
Crease \Crease\, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness,
krausen, kr[aum]usen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh.
of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to
wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple,
crease.]
1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable
substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
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2. (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of
the bowler and the striker.
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3. (Lacrosse) The combination of four lines forming a
rectangle inclosing either goal, or the inclosed space
itself, within which no attacking player is allowed unless
the ball is there; -- called also goal crease.
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Bowling crease (Cricket), a line extending three feet four
inches on each side of the central strings at right angles
to the line between the wickets.

Return crease (Cricket), a short line at each end of the
bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward
the bowler.

Popping crease (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the
wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling
crease and at least as long as the latter. --J. H. Walsh
(Encyc. of Rural Sports).
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Bowling green
(gcide)
Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n.
The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the
ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.
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Bowling alley, a covered place for playing at bowls or
tenpins.

Bowling green, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground
for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New
York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game.
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Bowl-legged
(gcide)
Bowl-legged \Bowl"-legged`\, a.
Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward.
--Johnson.
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Bowls
(gcide)
Bowls \Bowls\ (b[=o]lz), n. pl.
See Bowl, a ball, a game.
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Embowl
(gcide)
Embowl \Em*bowl"\, v. t.
To form like a bowl; to give a globular shape to. [Obs.]
--Sir P. Sidney.
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Finger bowl
(gcide)
Finger \Fin"ger\ (f[i^][ng]"g[~e]r), n. [AS. finger; akin to D.
vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan.
finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E.
fang.]
1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;
esp., one of the four extremities of the hand, other than
the thumb.
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2. Anything that does the work of a finger; as, the pointer
of a clock, watch, or other registering machine;
especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece,
which is brought into contact with an object to effect,
direct, or restrain a motion.
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3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a
measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a
measure in domestic use in the United States, of about
four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.
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A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.
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4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a
musical instrument. [R.]
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She has a good finger. --Busby.
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Ear finger, the little finger.

Finger alphabet. See Dactylology.

Finger bar, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or
fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and
reaping machines play.

Finger board (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument
against which the fingers press the strings to vary the
tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.

Finger bowl Finger glass, a bowl or glass to hold water
for rinsing the fingers at table.

Finger flower (Bot.), the foxglove.

Finger grass (Bot.), a kind of grass (Panicum sanguinale)
with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See
Crab grass, under Crab.

Finger nut, a fly nut or thumb nut.

Finger plate, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a
painted or polished door from finger marks.

Finger post, a guide post bearing an index finger.

Finger reading, reading printed in relief so as to be
sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.

Finger shell (Zool.), a marine shell (Pholas dactylus)
resembling a finger in form.

Finger sponge (Zool.), a sponge having finger-shaped lobes,
or branches.

Finger stall, a cover or shield for a finger.

Finger steel, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's
knife.
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To burn one's fingers. See under Burn.

To have a finger in, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]

To have at one's fingers' ends, to be thoroughly familiar
with. [Colloq.]
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On a bowline
(gcide)
On \On\ ([o^]n), prep. [OE. on, an, o, a, AS. on, an; akin to D.
aan, OS. & G. an, OHG. ana, Icel. [=a], Sw. [*a], Goth. ana,
Russ. na, L. an-, in anhelare to pant, Gr. 'ana`, Zend ana.
[root]195. Cf. A-, 1, Ana-, Anon.]
The general signification of on is situation, motion, or
condition with respect to contact or support beneath; as:
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1. At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a
thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact
with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which
stands on the floor of a house on an island.
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I stood on the bridge at midnight. --Longfellow.
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2. To or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the
motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of
another; as, rain falls on the earth.
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Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken.
--Matt. xxi.
44.
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3. Denoting performance or action by contact with the
surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by
means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence,
figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an
impression on the mind.
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4. At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place,
or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the
fleet is on the American coast.
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5. In addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or
succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on
mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought. --Shak.
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6. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as,
to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence,
indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will
promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse; based on
certain assumptions.
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7. At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain
from labor. See At (synonym).
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8. At the time of; -- often conveying some notion of cause or
motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in
full dress or uniform; the shop is closed on Sundays.
Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the
ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded;
start on the count of three.
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9. Toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as,
have pity or compassion on him.
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10. At the peril of, or for the safety of. "Hence, on thy
life." --Dryden.
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11. By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or
engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he
affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor.
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12. To the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation,
or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all
the blame; a curse on him.
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His blood be on us and on our children. --Matt.
xxvii. 25.
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13. In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect
punctuality; a satire on society.
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14. Of. [Obs.] "Be not jealous on me." --Shak.
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Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner? --Shak.
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Note: Instances of this usage are common in our older
writers, and are sometimes now heard in illiterate
speech.
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15. Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three
officers are on duty; on a journey; on the job; on an
assignment; on a case; on the alert.
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16. In the service of; connected with; a member of; as, he is
on a newspaper; on a committee.
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Note: On and upon are in general interchangeable. In some
applications upon is more euphonious, and is therefore
to be preferred; but in most cases on is preferable.
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17. In reference to; about; concerning; as, to think on it;
to meditate on it.
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On a bowline. (Naut.) Same as Closehauled.

On a wind, or On the wind (Naut.), sailing closehauled.


On a sudden. See under Sudden.

On board, On draught, On fire, etc. See under Board,
Draught, Fire, etc.

On it, On't, of it. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Shak.

On shore, on land; to the shore.

On the road, On the way, On the wing, etc. See under
Road, Way, etc.

On to, upon; on; to; -- sometimes written as one word,
onto, and usually called a colloquialism; but it may be
regarded in analogy with into.
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They have added the -en plural form on to an elder
plural. --Earle.
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We see the strength of the new movement in the new
class of ecclesiastics whom it forced on to the
stage. --J. R. Green.
[1913 Webster]Bowline \Bow"line\, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b["o]gl["i]na?,
Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or
side of the sail. See Bow (of a ship), and Line.] (Naut.)
A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular
edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called
bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight
forward, when the ship is closehauled.
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Bowline bridles, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened
to the leech of the sail.

Bowline knot. See Illust. under Knot.

On a bowline, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; --
said of a ship.
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Punch bowl
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Punch \Punch\, n. [Hind. p[=a]nch five, Skr. pa?can. So called
because composed of five ingredients, viz., sugar, arrack,
spice, water, and lemon juice. See Five.]
A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or
milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; --
specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum
punch, claret punch, champagne punch, etc.
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Milk punch, a sort of punch made with spirit, milk, sugar,
spice, etc.

Punch bowl, a large bowl in which punch is made, or from
which it is served.

Roman punch, a punch frozen and served as an ice.
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Rombowline
(gcide)
Rombowline \Rom*bow"line\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)
Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in
chafing gear. [Written also rumbowline.]
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Rumbowline
(gcide)
Rumbowline \Rum*bow"line\, n. (Naut.)
Same as Rombowline.
[1913 Webster]Rombowline \Rom*bow"line\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)
Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in
chafing gear. [Written also rumbowline.]
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rumbowline
(gcide)
Rumbowline \Rum*bow"line\, n. (Naut.)
Same as Rombowline.
[1913 Webster]Rombowline \Rom*bow"line\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)
Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in
chafing gear. [Written also rumbowline.]
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Slop bowl
(gcide)
Slop \Slop\, n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe,
the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl?pan to slip, and E.
slip, v.i. Cf. Cowslip.]
1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt,
as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
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2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the
plural.
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3. pl. Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed
or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.
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Slop basin, or Slop bowl, a basin or bowl for holding
slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or
coffee cups at the table.

Slop molding (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in
which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet
mold instead of on a pallet.
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Star-bowlines
(gcide)
Star-bowlines \Star"-bow`lines\ (-b[=o]`l[i^]nz), n. pl. (Naut.)
The men in the starboard watch. [Obs.] --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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