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a spherical, usually clear glass vessel with a wide circular top opening, used as a vase, esp. for displaying a single floating blossom.[1935-40, Amer.]
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bubble bowl — noun : a somewhat spherical bowl usually of clear glass and with a small lipless opening used chiefly for ornamental display (as of floating short stemmed flowers) * * * a spherical, usually clear glass vessel with a wide circular top opening,… … Useful english dictionary
bowl — bowl1 [bōl] n. [ME bolle < OE bolla, cup, bowl < IE base * bhel , to swell, inflate (see BALL1); infl. in OE by L bulla, bubble, ball] 1. a deep, rounded container or dish, open at the top 2. the capacity or contents of a bowl 3. a thing or … English World dictionary
bowl — ‘round receptacle’ [OE] and bowl ‘ball used in bowls’ [15] come from different sources. The former (Old English bolle or bolla) comes ultimately from the Germanic base *bul , *bal , which was also the source of English ball, balloon, and ballot.… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bowl — ‘round receptacle’ [OE] and bowl ‘ball used in bowls’ [15] come from different sources. The former (Old English bolle or bolla) comes ultimately from the Germanic base *bul , *bal , which was also the source of English ball, balloon, and ballot.… … Word origins
bowl — Ⅰ. bowl [1] ► NOUN 1) a round, deep dish or basin. 2) a rounded, concave part of an object. 3) a natural basin. 4) chiefly N. Amer. a stadium for sporting or musical events. ORIGIN Old English, related to BOLL(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
Bowl — (b[=o]l), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud. Cf. {Bull} an edict, {Bill} a writing.] [1913 Webster] 1. A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bubble light — A bubble light is a decorative device consisting of a liquid filled vial that is heated and lighted by an incandescent light bulb. Because of the liquid s low boiling point, the modest heat generated by the lamp causes the liquid to boil and… … Wikipedia
bowl — bowl1 W3S2 [bəul US boul] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(game)¦ 4¦(ball)¦ 5¦(shape)¦ 6¦(stadium)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: bolla] 1.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
bowl — bowl1 bowllike, adj. /bohl/, n. 1. a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc. 2. the contents of a bowl: a bowl of tomato soup. 3. a rounded, cuplike, hollow part: the bowl of a pipe. 4. a large drinking cup … Universalium
bowl — I. /boʊl / (say bohl) noun 1. a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc. 2. the contents of a bowl. 3. a rounded, hollow part: the bowl of a pipe. 4. a large drinking cup; a goblet. 5. → skate bowl. 6.… …
