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bowl1

Syllabification: (bowl)
Pronunciation: /bōl/

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Definition of bowl

noun

  • 1a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid:a mixing bowl a sugar bowl
  • the contents of a bowl:huge bowls of steaming spaghetti
  • [usually in names] a decorative round dish awarded as a prize in a competition:the McGeorge Rose Bowl
  • a rounded, concave part of an object:a toilet bowl the bowl of a spoon
  • Geography a natural basin.
  • 2 [in names] a stadium for sporting or musical events:the Hollywood Bowl
  • a football game played after the regular season between leading or all-star teams: [as modifier]:their last four bowl games

Derivatives

bowlful

Pronunciation: /-ˌfo͝ol/

noun

Origin:

Old English bolle, bolla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bol 'round object', also to boll

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