basin |
a large bowl. A basin usually holds water to wash with. |
bowl1 |
the amount a bowl holds. [1/5 definitions] |
colander |
a bowl-shaped container with many holes in the bottom, used especially for washing fruits and vegetables and also for draining the water away from spaghetti or other pasta. A colander usually has very small legs on the bottom, and it often has a handle or handles. |
concave |
curved inward like the inside of a bowl. (Compare with "convex.") |
corncob |
a tobacco pipe having a bowl made by hollowing out a dried section of a corncob; corncob pipe. [1/2 definitions] |
corncob pipe |
a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of a hollow, dried corncob. |
crater |
a hollow area shaped like the inside of a bowl. The mouth of a volcano is a crater, and the moon has many craters on its surface. |
dip |
a thick liquid food served in a bowl. You eat it by dipping other pieces of food into it with your fingers. [1/2 definitions] |
dish |
a container for serving or holding food, such as a plate, cup, or bowl. [1/2 definitions] |
dottle |
the residue of partially burnt tobacco or ash left in a pipe bowl after smoking. |
finger bowl |
a small bowl of water used at the table to rinse the fingers following a meal. |
fishbowl |
a clear glass or plastic bowl or other small container designed to hold pet fish. [1/2 definitions] |
gourd |
a cup, bowl, or the like made from a dried gourd shell. [1/3 definitions] |
kettledrum |
a large, deep drum that is shaped like a bowl and played with soft mallets. |
krater |
a two-handled bowl with a wide body and neck used to mix wine and water in ancient Greece. |
ladle |
a spoon with a long handle and a deep bowl used for serving liquids such as soup or punch. [1/2 definitions] |
lavatory |
a basin or bowl for washing or bathing, esp. one with running water. [1/3 definitions] |
meerschaum |
a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of this material. [1/2 definitions] |
mixing bowl |
a bowl in which things can be combined when preparing food. Mixing bowls come in many different sizes. |
mortar1 |
a heavy bowl in which things are ground or pounded into powder with a tool called a pestle. |
pestle |
a tool used for grinding or pounding substances into powder in a bowl called a mortar. |