bowl
noun
1 bowl
A round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids.
Roget 191:
receptacle;
inclosure
etc.
232;
recipient,
receiver,
reservatory.
compartment;
cell,
cellule;
follicle;
hole,
corner,
niche,
recess,
nook;
crypt,
stall,
pigeonhole,
cove,
oriel;
cave
etc.
(concavity)
252.
capsule,
vesicle,
cyst,
pod,
calyx,
cancelli,
utricle,
bladder;
pericarp,
udder.
stomach,
paunch,
venter,
ventricle,
crop,
craw,
maw,
gizzard,
breadbasket;
mouth.
pocket,
pouch,
fob,
sheath,
scabbard,
socket,
bag,
sac,
sack,
saccule,
wallet,
cardcase,
scrip,
poke,
knit,
knapsack,
haversack,
sachel,
satchel,
reticule,
budget,
net;
ditty bag,
ditty box;
housewife,
hussif;
saddlebags;
portfolio;
quiver
etc.
(magazine)
636.
chest,
box,
coffer,
caddy,
case,
casket,
pyx,
pix,
caisson,
desk,
bureau,
reliquary;
trunk,
portmanteau,
band-box,
valise;
grip,
grip sack [U.S.];
skippet,
vasculum;
boot,
imperial;
vache;
cage,
manger,
rack.
vessel,
vase,
bushel,
barrel;
canister,
jar;
pottle,
basket,
pannier,
buck-basket,
hopper,
maund†,
creel,
cran,
crate,
cradle,
bassinet,
wisket,
whisket,
jardiniere,
corbeille,
hamper,
dosser,
dorser,
tray,
hod,
scuttle,
utensil;
brazier;
cuspidor,
spittoon.
[For liquids]
cistern
etc.
(store)
636;
vat,
caldron,
barrel,
cask,
drum,
puncheon,
keg,
rundlet,
tun,
butt,
cag,
firkin,
kilderkin,
carboy,
amphora,
bottle,
jar,
decanter,
ewer,
cruse,
caraffe,
crock,
kit,
canteen,
flagon;
demijohn;
flask,
flasket;
stoup,
noggin,
vial,
phial,
cruet,
caster;
urn,
epergne,
salver,
patella,
tazza,
patera;
pig gin,
big gin;
tyg,
nipperkin,
pocket pistol;
tub,
bucket,
pail,
skeel,
pot,
tankard,
jug,
pitcher,
mug,
pipkin;
galipot,
gallipot;
matrass,
receiver,
retort,
alembic,
bolthead,
capsule,
can,
kettle;
bowl,
basin,
jorum,
punch bowl,
cup,
goblet,
chalice,
tumbler,
glass,
rummer,
horn,
saucepan,
skillet,
posnet†,
tureen.
[laboratory vessels for liquids]
beaker,
flask,
Erlenmeyer flask,
Florence flask,
round-bottom flask,
graduated cylinder,
test tube,
culture tube,
pipette,
Pasteur pipette,
disposable pipette,
syringe,
vial,
carboy,
vacuum flask,
Petri dish,
microtiter tray,
centrifuge tube.
bail,
beaker,
billy,
canakin;
catch basin,
catch drain;
chatti,
lota,
mussuk,
schooner [U.S.],
spider,
terrine,
toby,
urceus.
plate,
platter,
dish,
trencher,
calabash,
porringer,
potager,
saucer,
pan,
crucible;
glassware,
tableware;
vitrics.
compote,
gravy boat,
creamer,
sugar bowl,
butter dish,
mug,
pitcher,
punch bowl,
chafing dish.
shovel,
trowel,
spoon,
spatula,
ladle,
dipper,
tablespoon,
watch glass,
thimble.
closet,
commode,
cupboard,
cellaret,
chiffonniere,
locker,
bin,
bunker,
buffet,
press,
clothespress,
safe,
sideboard,
drawer,
chest of drawers,
chest on chest,
highboy,
lowboy,
till,
scrutoire†,
secretary,
secretaire,
davenport,
bookcase,
cabinet,
canterbury;
escritoire,
etagere,
vargueno,
vitrine.
chamber,
apartment,
room,
cabin;
office,
court,
hall,
atrium;
suite of rooms,
apartment [U.S.],
flat,
story;
saloon,
salon,
parlor;
by-room,
cubicle;
presence chamber;
sitting room,
best room,
keeping room,
drawing room,
reception room,
state room;
gallery,
cabinet,
closet;
pew,
box;
boudoir;
adytum,
sanctum;
bedroom,
dormitory;
refectory,
dining room,
salle-a-manger;
nursery,
schoolroom;
library,
study;
studio;
billiard room,
smoking room;
den;
stateroom,
tablinum,
tenement.
[room for defecation and urination]
bath room,
bathroom,
toilet,
lavatory,
powder room;
john,
jakes,
necessary,
loo;
[in public places]
men's room,
ladies' room,
rest room;
[fixtures]
(uncleanness).
653
attic,
loft,
garret,
cockloft,
clerestory;
cellar,
vault,
hold,
cockpit;
cubbyhole;
cook house;
entre-sol;
mezzanine floor;
ground floor,
rez-de-chaussee;
basement,
kitchen,
pantry,
bawarchi-khana,
scullery,
offices;
storeroom
etc.
(depository)
636;
lumber room;
dairy,
laundry.
coach house;
garage;
hangar;
outhouse;
penthouse;
lean-to.
portico,
porch,
stoop,
stope,
veranda,
patio,
lanai,
terrace,
deck;
lobby,
court,
courtyard,
hall,
vestibule,
corridor,
passage,
breezeway;
ante room,
ante chamber;
lounge;
piazza,
veranda.
conservatory,
greenhouse,
bower,
arbor,
summerhouse,
alcove,
grotto,
hermitage.
lodging
etc.
(abode)
189;
bed
etc.
(support)
215;
carriage
etc.
(vehicle)
272.
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Dutch: kom, schaal, coupe
Polish: miska
2 bowl
A concave shape with an open top.
synonym: trough.
3 bowl
A dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods.
4 bowl
The quantity contained in a bowl.
synonym: bowlful.
Polish: zupa
5 bowl
6 bowl
A large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling.
synonym: bowling ball.
Dutch: bowlen, kegelbal
7 bowl
A wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling.
8 bowl
A small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco.
synonym: pipe bowl.
Dutch: kom, pijpekop, pijpenkop
9 bowl
The act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling).
synonym: roll.
verb
1 bowl
Roll (a ball).
Roget 312:
rotate;
roll along;
revolve,
spin;
turn round;
circumvolve†;
circulate;
gyre,
gyrate,
wheel,
whirl,
pirouette;
twirl,
trundle,
troll,
bowl.
roll up,
furl;
wallow,
welter;
box the compass;
spin like a top,
spin like a teetotum†.
[of an automobile]
spin out.
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2 bowl
Hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end.
3 bowl
Engage in the sport of bowling.
Dutch: kegelen
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