a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc.
the contents of a bowl: a bowl of tomato soup.
a rounded, cuplike, hollow part: the bowl of a pipe.
a large drinking cup.
festive drinking; conviviality.
any bowl-shaped depression or formation.
an edifice with tiers of seats forming sides like those of a bowl, having the arena at the bottom; stadium.
Also called bowl game. a football game played after the regular season by teams selected by the sponsors of the game, usually as representing the best from a region of the country: the Rose Bowl.
Typography. a curved or semicircular line of a character, as of a, d, b, etc.
verb (used with object)
to give (a floor) a gentle inclination on all sides toward some area, as a stage or platform.
Origin of bowl
1
before 950; Middle English bolle,Old English bolla; cognate with Old Norse bolli.See boll
When the marketing guy decided to work from his dining room because it “helped him think” to be able to pour himself a bowl of Lucky Charms cereal whenever he felt the urge, he didn’t have to get permission from management.
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Like Goldilocks chasing down that perfect bowl, Williams is among a dedicated class of professional and amateur cooks around the world who compete each year to serve the best bowl of, essentially, gruel.
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By day, ski off 11,000-foot peaks with narrow chutes, aspen groves, and wide-open bowls.
Once that’s done, spoon the rice into a bowl, crack two raw eggs atop it, and add some soy sauce and furikake.
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Of course, the situation could change by the time the college football season kicks off or before the bowl games begin at the end of this year and into 2021.
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In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Set a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, making sure that the bowl does not touch the surface of the water.
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Add chocolate and butter to the bowl and melt, stirring to combine.
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He gives them daily reminders to be careful and to keep a bowl of water mixed with Clorox by the door.
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Sun returned with his bowl full of rice, but found that his companions had got tired of waiting, and had disappeared.
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No, madame, I simply met a very pretty little boy, who had broken the bowl in which he was carrying soup to his father.
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On the bowl of the pipe, which was Ellen's Christmas gift, was a representation of a ten-kroner note.
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If the wick is too small, the fire may burn back thru the burner and ignite the oil in the bowl.
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When it grew golden brown he lifted the table beside the chair, and brought a bowl of scalded milk.
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British Dictionary definitions for bowl (1 of 2)
bowl1
/ (bəʊl) /
noun
a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid, keeping fruit, serving food, etc
Also: bowlfulthe amount a bowl will hold
the rounded or hollow part of an object, esp of a spoon or tobacco pipe
any container shaped like a bowl, such as a sink or lavatory
mainlyUSa bowl-shaped building or other structure, such as a football stadium or amphitheatre
a bowl-shaped depression of the land surfaceSee also dust bowl
literary
a drinking cup
intoxicating drink
Word Origin for bowl
Old English bolla; related to Old Norse bolli, Old Saxon bollo
British Dictionary definitions for bowl (2 of 2)
bowl2
/ (bəʊl) /
noun
a wooden ball used in the game of bowls, having flattened sides, one side usually being flatter than the other in order to make it run on a curved course
a large heavy ball with holes for gripping with the fingers and thumb, used in tenpin bowling
verb
to roll smoothly or cause to roll smoothly, esp by throwing underarm along the ground
(intr usually foll by along) to move easily and rapidly, as in a car
cricket
to send (a ball) down the pitch from one's hand towards the batsman, keeping the arm straight while doing so
Also: bowl outto dismiss (a batsman) by delivering a ball that breaks his wicket
(intr)to play bowls or tenpin bowling
(tr)(in tenpin bowling) to score (a specified amount)he bowled 120
See also bowl over, bowls
Word Origin for bowl
C15: from French boule, ultimately from Latin bulla bubble