noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The amount that a bowl will hold.
2. 2
   the quantity contained in a bowl wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bowlbowlquantityvolume

Example

More examples

"Tom got a box of cereal out of the cupboard and poured himself a bowlful."

Etymology

From bowl + -ful.

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