Meaning of Bowl | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
2. The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
3. As much as is held by a bowl.
4. The action of bowling a ball.
5. A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.
6. A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
7. The round hollow part of anything.
8. The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.
9. Part of a pipe, bong, or other smoking implement that holds the material to be burned.
10. The quantity of burnable content to be consumed in a pipe or bong.
11. A rounded portion of a glyph that encloses empty space, as in the letters d and o.
12. A round crater (or similar) in the ground.
13. An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.
14. A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)

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Examples

“You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.”

“This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.”

“poke bowl”

“Fresh ingredients are more expensive than highly processed ones and the result is grain bowls galore for those who can spend $10 or more per meal, and fast food full of salt, fat and sugar for everyone else.”

“Direct the cleaning fluid around the toilet bowl and under the rim.”

“195. Old German Pipe-Bowl ; carved wood ; design in front of bowl – the letters P K K surrounded by a wreath ; lid wanting. Switzerland.”

“Let's smoke a bowl!”

“Purple smoke is no joke. Especially when it is real purple. The smell, taste, and high is easily one of the best in the world. One bowl of some purple Kush, and I'm done for a couple of hours.”

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