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- [fish-bohl]
- /ˈfɪʃˌboʊl/
- /ˈfɪʃ.bəʊl/
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- [fish-bohl]
- /ˈfɪʃˌboʊl/
Definitions of fishbowl word
- noun fishbowl a glass bowl for goldfish, snails, etc. 1
- noun fishbowl a place, job, or condition in which one's activities are open to public view or scrutiny. 1
- noun fishbowl A round glass bowl for keeping pet fish in. 1
- countable noun fishbowl A fishbowl is a glass bowl in which you can keep fish as pets. 0
- countable noun fishbowl You can use fishbowl to describe a place or situation that is open to observation. 0
- noun fishbowl a glass bowl in which goldfish, snails, etc. are kept; small aquarium 0
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Origin of fishbowl
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; fish + bowl1
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Parts of speech for Fishbowl
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fishbowl popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fishbowl usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fishbowl
noun fishbowl
- aquarium — An aquarium is a building, often in a zoo, where fish and underwater animals are kept.
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