bowl has definitions from the fields of food,games,sport
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[ noun ] a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food

Used in print

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

The rows of animals and birds , in_particular , suggest awareness of Oriental animal friezes , transmitted perhaps via Syrian silver bowls and textiles , but the specific forms of these rows on local vases and metal products are nonetheless Greek .

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[ noun ] (food) a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods

Used in print

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

Flies swarmed around the bowl of lentils in which he mopped thick black_bread .

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[ noun ] a concave shape with an open top

Synonyms

trough basin

Used in print

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

As Hartweger accepted his silver bowl , he said , `` I want to thank coach 's wife for talking him into letting me play '' .

Related terms

concavity

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[ verb ] (games) engage in the sport of bowling

Examples

"My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"

Related terms

play skittle

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[ noun ] (sport) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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[ noun ] (games) a wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls

Related terms

ball

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[ noun ] the quantity contained in a bowl

Synonyms

bowlful

Related terms

containerful

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[ verb ] roll (a ball), as in bowling

Related terms

wheel bowling

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[ noun ] a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

Synonyms

pipe_bowl

Related terms

container pipe

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