English noun: bowl |
1. | bowl (artifact) a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids |
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| Broader (hypernym) | vessel |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl, jorum, mazer, toilet bowl |
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2. | bowl (shape) a concave shape with an open top |
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| Synonyms | trough |
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| Broader (hypernym) | concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature |
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3. | bowl (artifact) a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dish |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cereal bowl, finger bowl, mixing bowl, porringer, punch bowl, salad bowl, slop basin, slop bowl, soup bowl |
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4. | bowl (quantity) the quantity contained in a bowl |
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| Synonyms | bowlful |
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| Broader (hypernym) | containerful |
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5. | bowl (artifact) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments |
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| Synonyms | arena, sports stadium, stadium |
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| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amphitheater, amphitheatre, ballpark, bullring, circus, coliseum, covered stadium, dome, domed stadium, football stadium, hippodrome, park, skybox |
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| Part holonym | athletic field, field, field house, playing area, playing field, stand, standing room, tiered seat |
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6. | bowl (artifact) a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling |
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| Synonyms | bowling ball |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ball |
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| Part holonym | finger hole, thumbhole |
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| Part meronym | bowling equipment |
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7. | bowl (artifact) a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ball |
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| Part meronym | bowls, lawn bowling |
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8. | bowl (artifact) a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco |
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| Synonyms | pipe bowl |
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| Broader (hypernym) | container |
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| Part meronym | pipe, tobacco pipe |
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9. | bowl (act) the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) |
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| Synonyms | roll |
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| Broader (hypernym) | actuation, propulsion |
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| Part meronym | bowling |
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