26984 words

bowl

13 definitions • 16 examples
1
a round container that is open at the top and is deep enough to hold fruit, sugar, etc.:

Examples:

a bowl of soup/rice/porridge
bowl of She eats a bowl of cereal every morning.
Just put the dirty dishes in the washing-up bowl, and I'll do them later.
2
a dish made of layers of different foods served in a bowl:

Examples:

The healthy acai bowl has three layers: a blended, yogurt-like bottom of acai and hemp milk, homemade granola in the middle, and fresh bananas and strawberries on top.
I always order a burrito bowl with chicken, salsa, beans, corn, guacamole, and extra lettuce, because I just don't like tortillas.
3
the rounded inside part of something:

Examples:

toilet bowl The toilet bowl was cracked and stained, and the walls were covered in mould.
4

Examples:

the Hollywood Bowl
5
a game played either outside on smooth grass or inside on an artificial surface, in which the players roll a large black or brown ball as close as possible to a smaller white ball:

Examples:

Bowls is one of the most popular sports in the UK.
6
a large ball used in the game of bowls
7
(in the US) a special game of American football usually played after the season has finished
8
to roll a ball along a smooth surface during a game of bowls or bowling
9
to throw a ball towards a batsman (= the player who hits the ball) using a vertical circular movement of the arm while running:

Examples:

Pringle was tired after bowling for an hour.
10
a round container that is open at the top and is used esp. to hold liquids or other food, or the food it contains:

Examples:

a salad/soup bowl
She eats a bowl of cereal every morning.
11
A bowl is also the curved, inside part of something:

Examples:

a toilet bowl
12
A bowl is also a large, circular building used esp. for sports, or a special football game played in it after the regular season has ended:

Examples:

the Rose Bowl
13
to roll a ball along a smooth surface during a game, especially in the game of bowling:

Examples:

[ I ] It’s your turn to bowl.
[ T ] She bowled a strike.

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