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   Bowl

   /bōl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid: "a mixing bowl" Similar dishbasinpanpotcrockcruciblemortarcontainervesselreceptaclerepositorypudding bowlsoup bowlfruit bowlpunchbowlmixing bowlsugar bowlfinger bowlrose bowlcraterhistorical:jorummazerporringerreservatory
   • ▪ the contents of a bowl: "huge bowls of steaming spaghetti"
   • ▪ a decorative round dish awarded as a prize in a competition: "the McGeorge Rose Bowl"
   • ▪ a rounded, concave part of an object: "a toilet bowl"
   • ▪ a pipe used to smoke marijuana, or the contents of such a pipe: informal US "hey, you wanna smoke a bowl with us?"
   • 2. a natural basin. Similar hollowvalleydipdepressionindentationwelltroughcratercavityconcavitysinkholeholepitexcavationdust bowlpunchbowl
   • 3. a stadium for sporting or musical events: US "the Hollywood Bowl" Similar stadiumarenaamphitheatercoliseumcolosseumenclosuregroundcircushippodromeinformal:parkrare:cirque
   • ▪ a football game played after the regular season between leading or all-star teams: "their last four bowl games"

   Word Origin Old Englishbolle, bolla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bol ‘round object’, also to boll.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bowlful noun

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   What does Bowl mean in English?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Sport bowl1 /bəʊl $ boʊl/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 container [ countable] a wide round container that is open at the top, used to hold liquids, food, flowers etc → dish Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl.

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   What is a bowl in cooking?

   • A bowl is a rounded dish that holds food. Many people start the day with a bowl of cereal. You might keep your sugar in a sugar bowl, or stir up a batch of brownies in a big mixing bowl. In either case, you've got a wide dish with curved sides that's open on the top.

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   What does a bowl look like?

   • The first and largest of these had a thick bamboo stem, an amber mouthpiece, and a tiny, disproportionate bowl of brass. Bowl definition: a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc.. See examples of BOWL used in a sentence.

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   What does bowling mean?

   • a delivery of the ball in bowling or lawn bowling. (formerly) a rotating cylindrical part in a machine, as one to reduce friction. to play at bowling or bowls; participate in or have a game or games of bowling. to roll a bowl or ball. to move along smoothly and rapidly. Cricket. to deliver the ball to be played by the batsman.

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   noun. a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid, keeping fruit, serving food, etc. Alsobowlful the amount a bowl will hold. the rounded or hollow part of an object, esp of a spoon or tobacco pipe. any container shaped like a bowl, such as a sink or lavatory.

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   Definitions of bowl. noun. a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids; see more. noun. a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods. see more. noun. the quantity contained in a bowl.

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