Noun
bowl -
a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
dish a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
cereal bowl a bowl for holding breakfast cereal
finger bowl small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table
mixing bowl bowl used with an electric mixer
porringer a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle); "the child was eating pottage from a porringer"
punch bowl a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle
salad bowl a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad
slop basin ,
slop bowl a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table
bowl -
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
vessel a craft designed for water transportation
fish bowl ,
fishbowl ,
goldfish bowl a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
jorum a large drinking bowl
mazer a large hardwood drinking bowl
bowl -
a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling
ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
bowls ,
lawn bowling a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
bowl -
a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
pipe bowl
container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
bowl -
the quantity contained in a bowl
bowlful
bowl -
a concave shape with an open top
trough
bowl -
a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
stadium ,
arena ,
sports stadium
structure ,
construction a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches" ; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
coliseum ,
amphitheater ,
amphitheatre an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
ballpark ,
park a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"
bullring a stadium where bullfights take place
circus a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
covered stadium ,
domed stadium ,
dome a hemispherical roof
field house an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport
football stadium a stadium where football games are held
hippodrome a stadium for horse shows or horse races
skybox an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
stand a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
standing room room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people"
tiered seat seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front
bowl -
a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
bowling ball
ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
bowling equipment equipment used in bowling
finger hole a hole for inserting a finger
bowl -
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
roll
actuation ,
propulsion the act of propelling
Verb
bowl -
engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents" ; "play the stock market" ; "play with her feelings" ; "toy with an idea"
skittle play skittles
bowl -
roll (a ball)
wheel ,
roll move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
bowling the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
bowl -
hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
hurl ,
hurtle ,
cast utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults" ; "throw accusations at someone"
cricket a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
