Bowl

Quick meaning: Bowl is a noun meaning A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

Meaning

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

More Meanings

1. As much as is held by a bowl.
2. (cooking) A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.
3. A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
4. The round hollow part of anything.
5. (geography) A round crater (or similar) in the ground.
6. (sports, theater) An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.
7. (American football) A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)

Example Sentences

We were bowled rapidly along the road.

This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.

You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.

Direct the cleaning fluid around the toilet bowl and under the rim.

Word Forms

• bowls
• bowling
• bowled

Synonyms for bowl

Depending on context, synonyms include bowlful, crater, hollow, roll, throw, bung.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include basin, trough, arena, stadium, pipe bowl, pot.

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