BOWLING BALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bowling ball mean? 

• BOWLING BALL (noun)
  The noun BOWLING BALL has 1 sense:

1. a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling

  Familiarity information: BOWLING BALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOWLING BALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bowl; bowling ball

Hypernyms ("bowling ball" is a kind of...):

ball (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games)

Meronyms (parts of "bowling ball"):

finger hole (a hole for inserting a finger)

thumbhole (a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball))

Holonyms ("bowling ball" is a part of...):

bowling equipment (equipment used in bowling)