noun
- a deep, rounded container or dish, open at the top
- the capacity or contents of a bowl
- a thing or part shaped like a bowl; specif.,
- the rounded or hollow part of a spoon or smoking pipe
- washbowl
- the basin of a toilet
- a hollow land formation
- ☆
- an amphitheater or stadium
- any of various football games played annually after the regular season between teams selected for their superior records
- Archaic a large drinking vessel
Origin:
ME bolle < OE bolla, cup, bowl < IE base *bhel-, to swell, inflate (see ball); infl. in OE by L bulla, bubble, ball