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bowl

/bəʊɫ/

noun

Meaning

  • 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.

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

  • A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.

    "This restaurant offers a number of different bowls."

  • 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.

    "Direct the cleaning fluid around the toilet bowl and under the rim."

  • A round crater (or similar) in the ground.

  • An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.

  • A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)

Synonyms

bowlful,
crater,
hollow,
bowl cut,
pudding bowl