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bowls

/bəʊlz/ /boʊlz/

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noun

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

Examples :

"We ate cereal from our favorite bowls this morning. "

utensil food item

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noun

As much as is held by a bowl.

Examples :

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

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noun

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

Examples :

"This restaurant offers a number of different bowls."

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noun

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

Examples :

""When he was a child, his mother always gave him bowls because they were easy to cut at home." "

appearance style

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noun

The round hollow part of anything.

Examples :

"Direct the cleaning fluid around the toilet bowl and under the rim."

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A round crater (or similar) in the ground.

Examples :

"After the heavy rain, the field was dotted with small bowls filled with water. "

geology geography environment nature

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An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.

Examples :

"The graduation ceremony was held in the Hollywood Bowls, a famous outdoor venue. "

architecture entertainment sport

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noun

A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)

Examples :

"Our family tradition is to watch several college football bowls every New Year's Day. "

sport game entertainment event

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The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.

Examples :

"During the lawn bowls tournament, the players carefully rolled their bowls towards the jack. "

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The action of bowling a ball.

Examples :

"Here are a few options, ordered from simplest to more descriptive: * The ten-pin bowls were her favorite part of the game. * The professional bowls were exciting to watch. * He watched the senior men’s bowls. "

sport action game

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noun

(in the plural, but used with a singular verb) The game of bowls.

Examples :

"Bowls is a popular school activity. "

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verb

To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.

Examples :

"The cricket player bowls the ball towards the batsman. "

sport game action

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verb

To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).

Examples :

"The cricket player bowls the ball towards the batsman. "

sport game action

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verb

To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.

Examples :

"We were bowled rapidly along the road."

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verb

To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

Examples :

"The angry student bowls erasers at the whiteboard during the lesson. "

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noun

A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.

Examples :

"My grandfather plays bowls at the local park every Saturday, carefully aiming each weighted ball towards the jack. "

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A ball used in the game of bowls

Examples :

"He carefully polished his bowls before the bowls tournament. "