bowl

[US]/bəʊl/
[UK]/boʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a round container used for holding food or liquid; a wooden ball; a large drinking glass

vi. to play bowling; to slide; to move quickly

vt. to throw a ball; to rotate; to move quickly.

Phrases & Collocations

cereal bowl

soup bowl

salad bowl

mixing bowl

rice bowl

super bowl

toilet bowl

big bowl

dust bowl

goldfish bowl

fish bowl

iron rice bowl

glass bowl

fruit bowl

rose bowl

drinking bowl

bowl mill

Example Sentences

the bowl of a spoon.

a bowl of cereal.

This is my bowl; that bowl is yours.

a bowl of tomato soup.

fill the bowl with water.

a goldfish bowl of publicity.

Fill the sugar bowl, please.

The right place for the bowl is on the shelf.

Put the bowl where it belongs.

Form a bowl from clay.

bowled a few strings.

bowls in assorted colours.

Stewart was bowled for 33.

they bowled along the country roads.

being in the band isn't a bowl of cherries.

a bowl of hammered brass.

cover the bowl and put it into the fridge.

dinner was a bowl of soup and a cold platter.

sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the fat.

Real-world Examples

What if I swop my bowl with Dad's.

Source: Blue little koala

We bought an exquisite hand-painted bowl from Japan.

Source: Emma's delicious English

It was a giant bowl of honey.

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

On the table stood a flat bowl of amethyst.

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

Narwhal helped. He loved licking the bowl.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

Put it in my own bowl, Mom.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

Fill high the bowl with Samian wine!

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

He pushed the bowl closer to Wade.

Source: Crazy Element City

Can you bring me the soup bowls?

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

I need some bowls and a big spoon.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

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