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I ate cereal from a bowl.
What does Bowl mean?
A bowl is a deep dish, or bowl can mean to roll a ball in a game.
Dictionary definition
A deep, round dish used to hold food or liquid; to roll a ball in a game.
Example sentences
Bowl in a sentence
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The soup bowl was too hot to touch.
hard
At the party, they learned how to bowl by rolling the ball toward the pins.
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Practice 1
What can bowl mean?
Bowl can be a noun for a dish or a verb in a game.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to bowl when talking about food?
A bowl is a type of dish used to hold food or liquid.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses bowl correctly?
A bowl can hold soup or other food.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningBowl means A bowl is a deep dish, or bowl can mean to roll a ball in a game.
ExampleExample: I ate cereal from a bowl.
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Word family
Bowl word family
Base word
bowl
noun
bowls
More than one bowl.
verb
bowled
Rolled a ball in a game in the past.
noun
bowling
A game where players roll a ball toward pins.
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Hint for students
A bowl is a deep dish, or bowl can mean to roll a ball in a game.
Common mix-up
Bowl does not always mean deep dish. In some sentences, it means bowl can mean to roll a ball in a game.
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Write two short sentences that use bowl in different ways. Underline the clue words that show which meaning is being used. Example: The soup bowl was too hot to touch. Clue words: soup, too, hot. Ask: Which meaning of bowl does my sentence show?
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