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bowl
n. deep dish; festivity; amphitheater; ball (used in the game of bowling)
 
v. play bowling (type of game played with balls and pins); roll a ball


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Bowl
Bowl may refer to:Bowl (vessel), a common open-top vessel used to serve foodBowl (drug culture), the receptacle in which marijuana is placed prior to smokingBowls, a precision sport popular in the United KingdomThe Bowl (Utah vs. New Mexico), an annual college football gameThe Bowl (Douglas), a multi-use stadium in Douglas, Isle of Man, United KingdomBowl game, a post-season college football gameSuper Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League in the United StatesHollywood Bowl, a modern amphitheater in Hollywood, California, USABowl cut, a haircut that looks like an inverted bowl on top of the person's headFlush toilet or Toilet bowlQuizbowl, a family of games of questions and answers on all topics of human knowledgeCollege Bowl, a college format of quizbowlKnowledge Bowl, an academic contest similar to quizbowl
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bowl
Noun
1. a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food
(hypernym) vessel
(hyponym) fishbowl, fish bowl, goldfish bowl
2. a concave shape with an open top
(synonym) trough
(hypernym) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
3. a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
(hypernym) dish
(hyponym) cereal bowl
4. the quantity contained in a bowl
(synonym) bowlful
(hypernym) containerful
5. a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
(synonym) stadium, arena, sports stadium
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum
(part-meronym) field house
6. a wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls
(hypernym) ball
7. a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
(synonym) pipe bowl
(hypernym) container
(part-holonym) pipe, tobacco pipe
Verb
1. roll (a ball)
(hypernym) wheel, roll
(classification) bowling
2. engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
(hypernym) play
(hyponym) skittle


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bowl (de)
n. bowl, beverage made from several mixed liquids (often wine and juice)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Bowl
(v. t.)
To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
  
 
(v. t.)
To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.
  
 
(v. t.)
To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
  
 
(v. i.)
To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.
  
 
(v. i.)
To play with bowls.
  
 
(v. i.)
To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.
  
 
(n.)
The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.
  
 
(n.)
The game of tenpins or bowling.
  
 
(n.)
The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.
  
 
(n.)
Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.
  
 
(n.)
An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
  
 
(n.)
A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
  
 
(n.)
A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.
  

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