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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | bolla |
1 a wide round container that is open at the top, used to hold liquids, food, flowers etc [↪ dish]: 
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl.Fill the bowl with water.
container
[countable]
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl.Fill the bowl with water. a mixing/serving bowl (=a bowl used for mixing foods or serving them) Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and soft.
Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and soft. a soup/salad/cereal etc bowl (=a bowl to eat or serve soup, salad etc from)
2 the amount of something contained in a bowl
amount
[countable] also bowlfulTM3
game
a) DSO an outdoor game played on grass in which you try to roll big balls as near as possible to a small ball [= lawn bowling American English]
bowls
British English [plural]b) [countable usually singular]DSA a special game in American football played by the best teams after the normal playing season : the Rose Bowl
the Rose Bowl4 a ball that you use in the game of bowls
ball
[countable] British EnglishDS5 the part of an object such as a spoon, pipe, toilet etc that is shaped like a bowl : the bowl of a pipe
shape
[countable]Cthe bowl of a pipe6 a large stadium shaped like a bowl, where people go to watch special events, such as sports games or music concerts : the Hollywood Bowl
stadium
[countable usually singular] American EnglishDSthe Hollywood Bowl