bowl

/boʊl/

nounverbbowl

Think: a bOwl is a big “O” you can hold—one syllable, one round shape.

Yes, it's bowl. Remember the silent W: b-o-w-l looks like it should sound the W, but it doesn’t.

Definitions

  1. nounA round, deep dish used for holding food or liquid.
  2. nounIn sports like bowling, a single game or a special championship game.
  3. verbTo roll a ball toward a target, especially in the game of bowling.
  4. verbTo throw a ball in cricket.

Examples

  • “She poured cereal into a bowl and added milk.”
  • “We watched the bowl game on New Year’s Day.”
  • “He will bowl the first frame while we keep score.”

Synonyms

dishbasincontainerrollpitch

Antonyms

emptyfill

Translations

ES tazónPT tigelaFR bol

Common misspellings

bolbwolbowlwbowelboulboalbowllebowll

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