bowl
/bˈoʊl/
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Definitions
Noun
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
Noun
a concave shape with an open top
Noun
a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
Noun
the quantity contained in a bowl
Noun
a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
Noun
a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
Noun
a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling
Noun
a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
Noun
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
Verb
roll (a ball)
Verb
hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
Verb
engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
More General Terms
actuation
ball
cast
concave shape
concavity
construction
container
containerful
dish
hurl
hurtle
incurvation
incurvature
play
propulsion
roll
structure
vessel
wheel
More Specific Terms
amphitheater
amphitheatre
ballpark
bullring
cereal bowl
circus
coliseum
covered stadium
dome
domed stadium
finger bowl
fish bowl
fishbowl
football stadium
goldfish bowl
hippodrome
jorum
mazer
mixing bowl
park
porringer
punch bowl
salad bowl
skittle
skybox
slop basin
slop bowl
soup bowl
toilet bowl