bowl
6
2.8
- noun
- /boʊl/
- UK
- Ipa loved the earthy smell of red potter's clay and took great pleasure in shaping bowls and vessels.
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- The sun is like the bowling ball, and the earth is like the marble.
- Not only sand, but on waxed floors like a bowling ball.
- And then I'm hearing around the chicken coop that allegedly Holly broke over my bowling ball at a party.
Examples
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Long-finned fish swim in separate bowls between the seats of the orange car.
Fiction book (1992) -
He threw the heavy bowl down the lane to try and knock over the pins.
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Aim for the bowl, please.
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The woman removed the bowls and went into the kitchen.
Fiction book (1992) -
The old man and the woman held up their bowls.
Fiction book (1992) -
A great dust bowl had ravaged food supplies.
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The resulting bowl-shaped depression is about the size of a dinner plate.
Academic text (2005) -
During league night, everyone cheered as she rolled the bowl perfectly down the alley.
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In bowling, the goal is to control the bowl and aim for a strike on your first roll.
Synonyms
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1.0
A round object used in games like football or tennis
35
1.8
A large heavy ball with three finger holes used to knock down pins
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.1
A machine that chops and mixes meat and other food inside a spinning bowl
- Specialized
A machine that chops and mixes meat quickly with fast blades in a round bowl
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bowl as the heavy ball in lawn bowling is connected to the old word bolla, which is also like our word ball meaning a 'round object', so the name simply labels the round thing used in the game.