bowl

CEFRA2

/bəʊl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A round container, or to roll a ball in a game.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.

Examples

  • Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.

  • There is no sugar in the bowl.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [bɐwl]
  • [bɑˑw(ɘ)l]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. As much as is held by a bowl.

  2. A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

  3. A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.

More examples

In context

  • We have no salad in the bowl.

  • This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.

  • You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, bolle (“bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure”), from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“ball, round vessel, bowl”). Cognate with North Frisian bol (“bun, bread roll”), Middle Low German bolle, bole (“round object”), Dutch bol (“ball, sphere, scoop, dot”), German Bolle (“bulb”), Danish bolle (“bowl, bread roll”), Icelandic bolli (“cup”). Doublet of boule and pulla.