Definition of Bowl

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Definition of Bowl

Bowl

A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.

Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.

The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.

The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.

A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.

An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.

The game of tenpins or bowling.

To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.

To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.

To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

To play with bowls.

To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.

To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.

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Bowl Quotations

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?
Albert Einstein

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
Lao Tzu

I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past.
Mike Ditka

Life is just a bowl of pits.
Rodney Dangerfield

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

People who bowl vote. Bowlers are not the cultural elite.
Dan Quayle

The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right.
Jack Kevorkian

I can't moan about any of it. I had a great time in the goldfish bowl.
Robert Plant

This is the place to see the stars - Hollywood Bowl.
Mahalia Jackson

I have always said that I want to finish my career with the Dolphins and this put me closer to that goal. I have been fortunate to break many personal records, but my overiding goal is to win a Super Bowl here in Miami.
Dan Marino

Bowl Translations

bowl in Afrikaans is bak
bowl in Danish is kumme
bowl in Dutch is vont, bekken, kom
bowl in Finnish is vati
bowl in French is globuleux, bol, bassine, cuvette, jatte
bowl in German is Schale
bowl in Italian is scodella, palla
bowl in Latin is scaphium (sciphus
bowl in Portuguese is tejela, bacia

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