bowl | (noun) the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) | Synonyms: roll |
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(noun) a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods | - |
(noun) a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding grains or liquids | - |
(noun) a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco | Synonyms: pipe bowl |
(noun) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | Synonyms: arena, sports stadium, stadium |
(noun) a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling | - |
(noun) a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling | Synonyms: bowling ball |
(noun) the quantity contained in a bowl | Synonyms: bowlful |
(noun) a concave shape with an open top | Synonyms: trough |
bowlder | (noun) a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin | Synonyms: boulder |
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bowleg | (noun) a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) | Synonyms: bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, genu varum, tibia vara |
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bowler | (noun) a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim | Synonyms: bowler hat, derby, derby hat, plug hat |
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(noun) a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins | - |
(noun) a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket | - |
bowlful | (noun) the quantity contained in a bowl | Synonyms: bowl |
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bowline | (noun) a loop knot that neither slips nor jams | Synonyms: bowline knot |
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bowling | (noun) a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them | - |
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(noun) the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc | - |
(noun) (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman | - |
bowls | (noun) a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack | Synonyms: lawn bowling |
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fishbowl | (noun) a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept | Synonyms: fish bowl, goldfish bowl |
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(noun) a state of affairs in which you have no privacy | Synonyms: fish bowl, goldfish bowl |
washbowl | (noun) a basin for washing the hands | Synonyms: handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin |
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(noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | Synonyms: basin, lavatory, washbasin, washstand |