bowl

noun

1. 1

   A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. As much as is held by a bowl.

   You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.

2. 2

   A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. A dish comprising a mix of different foods served in a bowl, usually named after the base ingredient at the bottom or after a different dish that it simulates.

   This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.

   açai bowl, rice bowl, sushi bowl

   Fresh ingredients are more expensive than highly processed ones and the result is grain bowls galore for those who can spend $10 or more per meal, and fast food full of salt, fat and sugar for everyone else.

3. 3

   A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. The non-mesh outer-container part of a salad spinner.

4. 4

   A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. The round container surface of a mortar (hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle).

5. 5

   A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. A water bowl, such as for a pet.

6. 6

   A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. One of the seven bowls of water used as ceremonial offerings in Buddhist practice.

7. 7

   A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. One of the seven bowls representing plagues described in Revelations in Christian theology.

8. 8

   The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl.

   Dig out a bowl in the ground.

9. 9

   The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.

10. 10

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. The part of a cup that holds a liquid, as opposed to the handle.

11. 11

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. The surface of a sink that receives liquid and has a drain.

12. 12

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. The spinning core of a centrifugal separator.

13. 13

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. Part of a pipe, bong, or other smoking implement that holds the material to be burned.

    195. Old German Pipe-Bowl ; carved wood ; design in front of bowl – the letters P K K surrounded by a wreath ; lid wanting. Switzerland.

14. 14

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. Part of a pipe, bong, or other smoking implement that holds the material to be burned. The quantity of burnable content to be consumed in a pipe or bong.

    Let's smoke a bowl!

    Purple smoke is no joke. Especially when it is real purple. The smell, taste, and high is easily one of the best in the world. One bowl of some purple Kush, and I'm done for a couple of hours.

15. 15

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. A round vessel used in various occult, spiritual or divinatory practices.

16. 16

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. A rounded portion of a glyph that encloses empty space, as in the letters d and o.

17. 17

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. A round crater (or similar) in the ground; a region shaped like a bowl.

18. 18

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.

19. 19

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl. A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl).

20. 20

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming an overturned-bowl shape.

21. 21

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. A singing bowl.

22. 22

    The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. A begging bowl

noun

1. 1

   The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.

2. 2

   The action of bowling a ball.

verb

1. 1

   To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.

   Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, / And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.

2. 2

   To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).

3. 3

   To play bowling or a similar game.

4. 4

   To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.

   We were bowled rapidly along the road.

   On busy days, they also may be seen bowling along the Brighton main line, north of Keymer Junction, with a relief Newhaven boat express, […].

5. 5

   To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

   Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth, / And bowled to death with turnips.

Forms

plural

bowls

past tense

bowled

past participle

bowled

present participle

bowling

third person singular

bowls