bowl
As much as is held by a bowlA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.: As much as is held by a bowl.
» I like to bowl.
Мені подобається боулінг.
Я люблю боулінг.
Meaning
24 sensesA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
As much as is held by a bowl.
You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.
the quantity contained in a bowl
A dish comprising a mix of different foods served in a bowl, usually named after the base ingredient at the bottom or after a different dish that it simulates.
This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.
açai bowl, rice bowl, sushi bowl
Bowl
The non-mesh outer-container part of a salad spinner.
The round container surface of a mortar (hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle).
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding grains or liquids
A water bowl, such as for a pet.
One of the seven bowls of water used as ceremonial offerings in Buddhist practice.
One of the seven bowls representing plagues described in Revelations in Christian theology.
The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl.
Dig out a bowl in the ground.
The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl.
The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.
The part of a cup that holds a liquid, as opposed to the handle.
The surface of a sink that receives liquid and has a drain.
The spinning core of a centrifugal separator.
Examples
449 sentencesI like to bowl.
Мені подобається боулінг.
I don't want to go bowling.
Я не хочу йти грати в боулінг.
ruЯ не хочу в боулинг.
I don't think Tom enjoys bowling.
Не думаю, що Тому подобається боулінг.
ruНе думаю, что Тому нравится боулинг.
Have you ever gone bowling with Tom?
Ти колись ходив грати в боулінг із Томом?
deBist du je mit Tom bowlen gegangen?
There's plenty of whipped cream left in the bowl.
В банці лишалося багато збитих вершків.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, bolle (“bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measureFrom Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, bolle (“bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure”), from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“ball, round vessel, bowl”).
From Middle English bowle, boule, from Old French boule (“ball”), from Latin bulla (“bubble, stud, round object”). Doublet of poll.
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Forms
plural: bowlsSynonyms
12 synonyms- a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco:pipe bowl
- the quantity contained in a bowl:bowlful
- a concave shape with an open top:trough
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling):roll
- a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling:bowling ball
- a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments:stadiumarenasports stadium
Word family
62 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- go bowling with
- go bowling
- a bowl of
- to go bowling
- bowl of oatmeal
- bowls of cereal
- gone gone bowling
- ate a bowl
- how many bowls
- good at bowling
- many bowls of
- three bowls of