Cool MateBowl
UK /["/bəʊl/","/ˈbəʊlfʊl/"]/US /["/bəʊl/","/ˈbəʊlfʊl/"]/
Definition
a deep round dish with a wide open top, used especially for holding food or liquid
In simple words: A round dish used for serving food or holding liquids.
Examples
- I used a big bowl to mix the salad.
- After dinner, we washed all the bowls.
- They will bowl a game of ten-pin this Saturday.
- He loves to bowl with his friends every weekend.
- The children are learning to bowl at the local alley.
- The dog can bowl over a tiny kitten.
- Don't let the ball bowl you over during the game!
Usage notes
Use 'bowl' when talking about containers for food, like soup or salad. Less appropriate for formal settings discussing culinary tools.
Grammar pattern
standalone noun
Memory hint
Think of a 'bowl' like a 'bowl full of soup'—round and deep!
Collocations
- deep
- shallow
- empty
- fill
- pour (somebody)
- pour something into
- contain something
- hold something
- overflow
- from a/the bowl
- out of a/the bowl
- in a/the bowl
- deep
- shallow
- empty
- fill
- pour (somebody)
- pour something into
- contain something
- hold something
- overflow
- from a/the bowl
- out of a/the bowl
- in a/the bowl
Synonyms
- dish
- container
- vessel
- cup
- basin
Antonyms
- plate
- flat dish
Common mistakes
- Confused with 'bowl' as a verb meaning to play a sport.
- Using 'bowl' in place of 'plate' when referring to flat dishes.
- Incorrectly spelling it as 'bolw'.