Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
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- [bohl]
- /boʊl/
- /bəʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bohl]
- /boʊl/
Definitions of bowl word
- countable noun bowl A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning. 3
- countable noun bowl The contents of a bowl can be referred to as a bowl of something. 3
- countable noun bowl You can refer to the hollow rounded part of an object as its bowl. 3
- uncountable noun bowl Bowls is a game in which players try to roll large wooden balls as near as possible to a small wooden ball. Bowls is usually played outdoors on grass. 3
- countable noun bowl A set of bowls is a set of round wooden balls that you play bowls with. 3
- verb bowl If you bowl, you play the game of bowls or the game of bowling. 3
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Origin of bowl
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English bolle, Old English bolla; cognate with Old Norse bolli. See boll
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bowl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bowl popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bowl usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bowl
noun bowl
verb bowl
- whirl — to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- rotate — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- fling — to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone.
- hurl — to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- pitch — to smear or cover with pitch.
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