bowling-green

Smooth grass square

A bowling-green is a smooth, closely mowed lawn for playing bowls—the game where players roll balls toward a target.

The term is historical in American English, where the game is less common, though it survives in place names: Bowling Green in Manhattan was once an actual bowling green.

park

lawn

Tended yard grass

  • turfGrass-covered earth surface
  • grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
  • benchesMulti-person seats or sidelines

pathways · fountain · gazebo · landscaping · strolling · picnics · recreation · commons · promenade · gathering

lawn-bowls

jack

Device for lifting vehicles

  • woodsForested area
  • biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
  • rinkEnclosed skating surface

end · mat · delivery · greenkeeper · forehand · backhand · drive · draw · toucher · ditch

placename

Kentucky

Bluegrass State

Louisville · Nashville · downtown · Manhattan · New York · Virginia · Ohio · Florida · town · city

Opposites
surface texture/terrain

bowling-greenrough ground

rocky terrain · boulder field · wilderness · scrubland · brambles

land use/purpose

bowling-greenwasteland

Uninhabitable barren region

industrial site · quarry · junkyard · construction site · fallow field

land use/cultivation

bowling-greenwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

wasteland · fallow field · abandoned lot · jungle · bush

Family

bowl, bowls, bowled, bowler, bowlers, bowling, green, greens, greener

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G