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bowl

/boʊl/noun, verb1 syllable

Bowl means: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments.

Synonyms for bowl8

noun, as in a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

stadium, arena, sports stadium

noun, as in a concave shape with an open top

noun, as in the quantity contained in a bowl

bowlful

noun, as in a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling

bowling ball

noun, as in a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

pipe bowl

noun, as in the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

What does bowl mean?12

noun

1

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

2

a concave shape with an open top

3

the quantity contained in a bowl

4

a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling

5

a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

6

the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

7

a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding grains or liquids

8

a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods

9

a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling

verb

1

roll (a ball)

2

hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end

3

engage in the sport of bowling“My parents like to bowl on Friday nights”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bowl?24

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All 24 rhymes for bowl, grouped by syllable

Bowl in a sentence

  • In the freezer, there is a bowl of pea soup with sausages.Eccles17
  • Mix the eggs, sugar, flour and yeast in a bowl.sundown
  • I ate a big bowl of sauerkraut, every single morning.espamatics
  • Even though he didn't like chicken noodle soup, he ate the whole bowl.DostKaplan
  • Eating from his bowl, he can't move his eyes off the pot.klzlueylx
  • The cup is gold, but the bowl isn't.ddnktr
  • In the guest room, there was a wooden washstand with a porcelain bowl.LeviHighway
  • Place the flour, butter and salt into a large clean bowl.Lebensfreude

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bowl

as a noun

plural
bowls

as a verb

past tense
bowled
present participle
bowling
third-person singular
bowls