bowl

Meanings

• a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
• a concave shape with an open top
• a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
• the quantity contained in a bowl
• a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
• a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
• a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling
• a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
• the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
• roll (a ball)
• hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
• engage in the sport of bowling
  • "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"

Synonyms

arena, bowlful, bowling ball, pipe bowl, roll, sports stadium, stadium, trough