Bowl

Pronunciation: /boʊl/

Definitions of bowl

noun the act of bowling in cricket or lawn bowling

Example Sentences

A1 I ate cereal out of a bowl for breakfast.

A2 She used a mixing bowl to make a cake.

B1 The chef served the soup in a decorative bowl.

B2 The pottery class made beautiful ceramic bowls.

C1 The football team won the championship trophy, a golden bowl.

C2 The museum displayed ancient Greek bowls dating back to 500 BC.

verb to participate in a game of bowling

Example Sentences

A1 I bowl with my friends every Saturday.

A2 She bowls a strike in every game.

B1 He bowls a perfect game in the tournament.

B2 They bowl competitively in the league.

C1 The professional bowler bowls with precision and skill.

C2 She has been bowling for years and has won many championships.

Examples of bowl in a Sentence

formal The chef carefully placed the salad in a porcelain bowl.

informal Hey, can you pass me that bowl over there?

slang I'm going to bowl a strike in the next round.

figurative She bowled over the audience with her powerful performance.

Grammatical Forms of bowl

• past tense: bowled
• plural: bowls
• comparative: bowler
• superlative: bowlful
• present tense: bowl
• future tense: will bowl
• perfect tense: have bowled
• continuous tense: bowling
• singular: bowl
• positive degree: bowl
• infinitive: to bowl
• gerund: bowling
• participle: bowling

Origin and Evolution of bowl

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'bowl' originated from the Old English word 'bolla' which meant a round vessel or container.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'bowl' has evolved to refer to a specific type of vessel used for serving food or liquids, such as a bowl used for eating cereal or soup.