bowlnoun
uk/bəʊl/us/boʊl/bowl noun (DISH)
A2 [ C ] a round container that is open at the top and is deep enough to hold fruit, sugar, etc.:
[ C ] the rounded inside part of something:
[ C ] mainly US a large bowl-shaped building or structure, used for important sports events or musical performances:
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- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, and raisins.
- Would you like a bowl of soup?
- I bought a wooden salad bowl at the local craft fair.
- Crack three eggs into a bowl and mix them together.
- Could you put these apples in the fruit bowl?
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Dishes, bowls, cups & glasses
- basin
- beaker
- chalice
- champagne flute
- coaster
- crockery
- dinner service
- dish
- middy
- mortar
- mug
- place mat
- platter
- pudding basin
- stein
- stem
- stoneware
- tableware
- tankard
- tea set
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bowl noun (GAME)
US lawn bowling 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:
[ C ] a large ball used in the game of bowls
[ C ] (in the US) a special game of American football usually played after the season has finished
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Bowls, bowling & croquet
- boules
- bowling
- bowling alley
- bowling ball
- bowling green
- croquet
- jack
- lawn bowling
- mallet
- skittle
- tenpin bowling
- tenpins
Idiom(s)
bowlverb [ I or T ]
uk/bəʊl/us/boʊl/bowl verb [ I or T ] (ROLL)
to roll a ball along a smooth surface during a game of bowls or bowling
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Bowls, bowling & croquet
- boules
- bowling
- bowling alley
- bowling ball
- bowling green
- croquet
- jack
- lawn bowling
- mallet
- skittle
- tenpin bowling
- tenpins
bowl verb [ I or T ] (CRICKET)
to throw a ball towards a batsman (= the player who hits the ball) using a vertical circular movement of the arm while running:
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Cricket
- 12th man
- bails 2
- batswoman
- batting average
- century
- cricketer
- declare
- delivery
- fall
- field
- maiden
- overthrow
- pavilion
- run sb out
- six
- test match
- the infield
- the outfield
- wicket
- wicketkeeper
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