bowl
11bowl — ‘round receptacle’ [OE] and bowl ‘ball used in bowls’ [15] come from different sources. The former (Old English bolle or bolla) comes ultimately from the Germanic base *bul , *bal , which was also the source of English ball, balloon, and ballot.… …
12Bowl — Bowl, v. i. 1. To play with bowls. [1913 Webster] 2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along. [1913 Webster] …
13bowl — O.E. bolla pot, cup, bowl, from P.Gmc. *bul a round vessel (Cf. O.N. bolle, O.H.G. bolla), from PIE *bhl , from root *bhel (2) to blow, inflate, swell (see BOLE (Cf. bole)) …
14bowl — [n] hollow, concave container basin, boat, casserole, crock, deep dish, dish, porringer, pot, saucer, tureen, urn, vessel; concepts 493,494 bowl [v] roll a ball down a lane fling, hurl, pitch, play duckpins, play tenpins, revolve, rotate, spin,… …
15bowl — [[t]bo͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦♦ bowls, bowling, bowled 1) N COUNT A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or …
16bowl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ empty, full ▪ ceramic, china, crystal, cut glass …
17bowl — bowl1 W3S2 [bəul US boul] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(game)¦ 4¦(ball)¦ 5¦(shape)¦ 6¦(stadium)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: bolla] 1.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦ …
18bowl — I UK [bəʊl] / US [boʊl] noun [countable] Word forms bowl : singular bowl plural bowls ** 1) a) a round container used for eating, serving, or preparing food In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, sugar, and butter. a bowl of fruit/soup b) the… …
19bowl — bowl1 [ boul ] noun count ** 1. ) a round container used for eating, serving, or preparing food: In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, sugar, and butter. a bowl of fruit/soup a ) the food in a bowl, or the amount that a bowl contains: I always… …
20bowl — 1. Vessel. Umeke (for various types, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it); ipu, pola; ♦ kava bowl, kānoa, kā awa; ♦ low, broad wooden bowl, pākākā; ♦ stone bowl, poho pōhaku; ♦ medium sized bowl, puahala; ♦ small… …
