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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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • O

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   • W

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   • L

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