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Meaning
Noun
●
A
roughly
hemispherical
container
used to
hold
,
mix
or present food, such as
salad
,
fruit
or
soup
, or other items.
●
As much
as is
held
by a bowl.
●
In Cooking:
A
dish
comprising
a
mix
of different
foods
, not
all of
which need be
cooked
,
served
in a bowl.
●
A
haircut
in which
straight
hair
is
cut
at an even
height
around the
edges
,
forming
a
bowl
shape.
●
The round
hollow
part of anything.
The part of a
spoon
that
holds
content
,
as opposed to
the handle.
Part of a
pipe
,
bong
, or other
smoking
implement
that
holds
the
material
to be burned.
●
In Typography:
The round
hollow
part of anything.
A
rounded
portion
of a
glyph
that
encloses
empty space
,
as in
the
letters
d
and o.
●
In Landforms:
A round
crater
(or
similar
) in the ground.
●
In Sports & Theater:
An elliptical-shaped
stadium
or
amphitheater
resembling
a bowl.
●
In Football (American):
A
postseason
football
competition
, a
bowl game
(i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)
●
In Bowls (game):
The
ball
rolled
by
players
in the game
of
lawn
bowls.
●
In Sports:
The
action
of
bowling
a ball.
Verb
●
To
roll
or
throw
(a
ball
) in the
correct
manner
in
cricket
and
similar
games
and sports.
●
To
throw
the
ball
(in
cricket
and
similar
games
and sports).
●
To
play
bowling
or a
similar
game.
●
To
roll
or
carry
smoothly
on, or as on, wheels.
●
To
pelt
or
strike
with anything rolled.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bowl
English
bolle
Middle English (1100-1500)
bolla
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
bowle
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bowlful
Crater
Hollow
Bowl Cut
Pudding Bowl
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Cup
Tub
Container
Tray
Basket
Soup
Pipe
Salad
Pan
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Cone
Saucepan
Plate
Carton
Sandwich
Bat
Scoop
Tank
Wok
Grill
Hole
Cups
Beaker
Pitcher
Balls
Meal
Kettle
Jug
Mug
Ramekin
Dab
Cake
Pack
Loaf
Lid
Sauce
Ladle
Platter
Smoothie
Shaker
Score
Casserole
Grinder
Win
Play
Pouch
Dribble
Tube
Barrel
Pull
Knife
Piece
Throw
Pick
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Flask
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Rhymes
Sol
Mol
Pole
Toll
Soul
Kohl
Bole
Dole
Bowl
Nole
Cole
Sole
Vole
Role
Hole
Mole
Sowl
Joel
Goal
Dole
Pole
Foal
Coal
Dhole
Droll
Thole
Troll
Shoal
Swole
Whole
Stole
Seoul
Parole
Patrol
Stroll
Scroll
Cajole
Console
Condole
Bricole
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