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  1. 1
    a round container used for eating, serving, or preparing food

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of bowl

    Types of plate or dish: bowl, dish, finger bowl, mixing bowl, plate, platter, punch bowl, ramekin, salver, saucer... more
    1. a.
      the food in a bowl, or the amount that a bowl contains

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of bowl

      Amounts and pieces of food: batch, bed, bite, bowl, bowlful, c., cake, can, consumption, crumb... more
  2. 2
    a large container without a lid, used for holding liquids

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of bowl

    Types of plate or dish: bowl, dish, finger bowl, mixing bowl, plate, platter, punch bowl, ramekin, salver, saucer... more
  3. 3
    part of an object with a round shape like a bowl

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of bowl

    Rounded and circular shapes: ball, balloon, band, bowl, bubble, bulge, circle, coil, cone, crescent... more

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