noun
- A round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;.
- synonyms: bowl
- A concave shape with an open top.
- A dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods.
- synonyms: bowl
- The quantity contained in a bowl.
- A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments.
- synonyms: stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
- A large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling.
- synonyms: bowling ball, bowl
- A wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling.
- synonyms: bowl
- A small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco.
- The act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling.
- A bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack.
- synonyms: lawn bowling
verb
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