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| boccie |
a form of lawn bowling, originating in Italy, played with wooden balls on a long narrow court of dirt, clay, or sand. |
| boule2 |
(usu. pl.) a French lawn bowling game similar to the Italian boccie. [1/3 definitions] |
| bowl2 |
a large wooden ball shaped or weighted so as to roll in a curved path, used in lawn bowling. [2/8 definitions] |
| bowling |
any of various similar games, such as lawn bowling, skittles, or ninepins. [1/2 definitions] |
| bowls |
a game played on a smooth lawn, in which the players roll wooden balls as close as possible to a smaller target ball; lawn bowling. |
| croquet |
a lawn game in which mallets are used to drive wooden balls through wickets toward a goal. |
| grass |
a tract of ground covered with grass, such as a lawn or meadow. [1/7 definitions] |
| lawn bowling |
a game played on a smooth lawn, in which the players roll wooden balls as close as possible to a smaller target ball. |
| lawn mower |
a machine with a turning blade that cuts the grass of a lawn. |
| mow1 |
to cut down the plant growth on (a grain field, lawn, or the like). [1/4 definitions] |
| sprinkler |
a device that gently sprays water on a lawn, garden, or field. |
| sprinkler system |
a system of sprinklers, often connected by underground pipes, for watering a lawn, garden, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| sundial |
a device that stands in a garden or on a lawn to show the time of day. A sundial has a flat, round disk with numbers and a pointer that casts a shadow. As the shadow moves across the numbers, the sundial shows what time it is. |
| zoysia |
any of various creeping grasses, native to Asia and Australia, that are used esp. for lawn grass. |
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