Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "bowl" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

apartment cabinet cubboard cupboard dishwasher refrigerator restaurant sink table

Capable Of

keep water in

Derived Terms

Buddha bowl Zuni bowl begging bowl bowl a googly bowl along bowl barrow bowl chair bowl cut bowl down bowl game bowl haircut bowl hat bowl lute bowl of cherries bowl out bowl over bowl pack bowl up bowl wax bowl-off bowl-out bowl-shaped bowlback bowler bowling bowling alley bowling ball bowllike bowlmaker bowlmaking brandy bowl bread bowl burrito bowl clean bowl coffee bowl doggy dinner bowl look dustbowl embowl finger bowl fish bowl fishbowl food bowl fruit bowl goldfish bowl iron rice bowl lawn bowl lawn-bowl mazer bowl mixing bowl nutbowl outbowl overbowl pipe-bowl poké bowl pudding bowl pudding-bowl punch bowl punch bowl waterfall punchbowl quiz bowl rice bowl rosebowl salad bowl scorpion bowl shampoo bowl shit bowl shit-bowl singing bowl slop bowl slop-bowl sound bowl soup bowl spaghetti bowl spaghetti bowl effect spoon bowl spoon-bowl sugar bowl swill-bowl take the browns to the super bowl tea bowl teabowl toilet bowl track and bowl system volcano bowl washbowl wassail bowl work bowl

Etymologically Related To

poll

Context

american football bowling but used with singular verb cricket sports theater

Prerequisites

goto bowling alley

Has Property

convex down more than cup

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actuation ball cast concave shape concavity construction container containerful dish hurl hurtle incurvation incurvature play propulsion roll structure vessel wheel

Type Of (IsA)

ball basin concave shape container containerful dish food vessel non powered device portable object vessel

Made Of

aluminium ceramic glass steel

Manner Of

hurl play wheel

Part Of

lawn bowling pipe

Receives Action

found in kitchen

Related Terms

activity amphitheater ball bottom bowl game bowler bowls cereal concave container containing containing soup curved curved bottom curved plate dinnerware dish eating eating container eating dish eating utensil food for soup game half half sphere heavy heavy ball hemispherical holding holding food kitchen lawn bowls liquid pin pin game pins plate plates recreation recreational recreational activity round round dish serve serve food soup soup dish sphere sports stadium super super bowl teams ten ten pin utensil

Synonym Network

bowl cut bowlful bowling ball crater lawn bowls roll stadium

Used For

apples cereal contain food cut hair eat cereal eating from eating hot chicken soup eating soup frosted flakes grapes have athletic event have outdoor musical event hold hold animal food hold apples hold apricots hold artichoke hold beans hold blueberries hold bouillabaisse hold broth hold cat food hold cereal hold cherries hold chips hold cranberries hold cream hold cream of wheat hold dip hold dog food hold dry ingredients for baking hold eggs hold figs hold finger foods hold fruit hold grapes hold hot cereal hold ice cream hold liquids hold marinades hold milk for cat hold mixed nuts hold mush hold oranges hold peanuts hold pears hold popcorn hold relish hold rice hold salad hold seeds hold soup hold spice hold sugar hold tobacco in pipe hold toilet water hold wet foods hold wine holding things mix ingredients play football presentation of food serve soup sugar sugar pops wash hands wheaties

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.