Word Frequency
bowl1 (bəʊl
)
Definitions
noun
- a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid, keeping fruit, serving food, etc
- Also: bowlful. the 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
- (mainly US) a bowl-shaped building or other structure, such as a football stadium or amphitheatre
- a bowl-shaped depression of the land surface See also dust bowl
- (literary)
- a drinking cup
- intoxicating drink
Word Origin
Old English bolla; related to Old Norse bolli, Old Saxon bollobowl2 (bəʊl
)
Definitions
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 out. to 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
Word Origin
C15: from French boule, ultimately from Latin bulla bubbleTranslations for 'bowl'
- British English: bowl A bowl is a circular container with a wide uncovered top that is used for mixing and serving food.He gave her two copper bowls.bəʊl NOUN
- Arabic: وِعاء
- Brazilian Portuguese: tigela
- Chinese: 碗
- Croatian: zdjela
- Czech: mísa
- Danish: skålbeholder
- Dutch: kom
- European Spanish: cuenco
- Finnish: kulho
- French: bol
- German: Schüssel
- Greek: μπολ
- Italian: insalatiera
- Japanese: ボウル
- Korean: 그릇
- Norwegian: bollesalatbolle
- Polish: miska
- Portuguese: tigela
- Romanian: castron castroane
- Russian: чашаa cup
- Spanish: tazón
- Swedish: skål
- Thai: ชาม
- Turkish: kase
- Ukrainian: чаша
- Vietnamese: chén
Example Sentences Including 'bowl'
Beat eggs and sugar together in a small bowl until mixture is thick.Globe and Mail (2003)
Berry bowl The challenge was to find a place where the spheres were sufficiently concentrated to provide a target for the spectrometers.New Scientist (2004)
Chantel's mother puts a cup of tea in front of Julie, along with a sugar bowl.GOING OUT (2002)
Combine sugar, rhubarb, strawberries and cranberries in a large bowl.Globe and Mail (2003)
Find a moon bowl of clear glass which you can paint black outside, for scrying or using moon water to bless things.A WITCH ALONE
He held her ankle tightly as he dabbed at the wound, carefully removing the sand, dropping the bloodied swabs into a bowl.AMAGANSETT (2004)
Marnier, out of his apron now, added a steaming pot and a bowl of rice.A DARKENING STAIN (2002)
Method Melt 70g of dark chocolate in a Pyrex bowl on the defrost setting in the microwave, or over a saucepan of simmering water.Glasgow Herald (2001)
There is no moment like waiting for a bowler to bowl , for all you know the world could be hushed.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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