bowlful

bowl·ful

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bohl-foo l]
- /ˈboʊl fʊl/
- /ˈbəʊlf(ə)l /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bohl-foo l]
- /ˈboʊl fʊl/

Definitions of bowlful word

countable noun bowlful The contents of a bowl can be referred to as a bowlful of something. 3
noun bowlful amount held by a bowl 3
noun plural bowlful as much as a bowl can hold: He ate two bowlfuls of soup. 1
noun bowlful As much as is held by a bowl. 0

See all 4 definitions of bowlful

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Origin of bowlful

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; bowl1 + -ful

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Parts of speech for Bowlful

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bowlful

bowlful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bowlful usage trend in Literature

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