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Bowl

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
boʊl

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)

Equivalents

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Afrikaansbak
Беларускаячаша
Catalàbol
Češtinamísamiska
Danskskål
Esperantobovlo
Eestikauss
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiʻumeke
Bahasa Indonesiakommangkokmangkuk
Íslenskaskál
ქართულითასი
한국어그릇사발
Кыргызчатабак
Latinacatinus
ລາວໂອ
Lietuviųdubuo
Latviešubļodakauss
Te Reo Māoriepakumete
МакедонскиСАДчинија
Монголаяга
Bahasa Melayumangkuk
မြန်မာခွက်ဖလား
Nederlandsbowlenkomschaal
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪਿਆਲਾ
Slovenčinajama
Slovenščinaskleda
Svenskabaljaskål
Kiswahilibakuli
தமிழ்கிண்ணம்
ئۇيغۇرچەقاچا
Tiếng Việtbátchènđộitổ

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 bowlthe 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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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