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bowls
 
Noun bowl has 7 senses
  1. bowl - a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food
    --1 is a kind of     lawn bowling; vessel; lawn bowling; vessel
    --1 has particulars:
     fishbowl, fish bowl, goldfish bowl; jorum; mazer; toilet bowl
  2. bowl, trough - a concave shape with an open top
    --2 is a kind of concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature; concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
  3. bowl - a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
    --3 is a kind of     dish; dish
    --3 has particulars:
     cereal bowl; finger bowl; mixing bowl; porringer; punch bowl; salad bowl; slop basin, slop bowl; soup bowl
  4. bowl, bowlful - the quantity contained in a bowl
    --4 is a kind of containerful; containerful
  5. stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
    --5 is a kind of structure, construction; structure, construction
    --5 has parts:
     field house; stand, stands; standing room; tiered seats; playing field, athletic field, playing area, field
     --5 has particulars:
     amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum; ballpark, park; bullring; circus; dome, domed stadium, covered stadium; football stadium; hippodrome; skybox
  6. bowl - a wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls
    --6 is a kind of     ball; ball
    Derived forms: verb bowl1, verb bowl2
  7. bowl, pipe bowl - a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
    --7 is a kind of container; container
    --7 is a part of pipe, tobacco pipe
Verb bowl has 2 senses
  1. bowl - roll (a ball)
    --1 is one way to     wheel, roll
    Derived forms: noun bowl6, noun bowler2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. bowl - engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
    --2 is one way to     play
    Derived forms: noun bowl6, noun bowler2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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