Synonyms of the word

bowl

• n. A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or…
• n. As much as is held by a bowl.
• n. A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
• n. A round crater (or similar) in the ground.
• n. The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.
• n. A part of a pipe or bong packed with marijuana for smoking.
• n. (sports, theater) An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.
• n. (American football) A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl).
• n. (typography) A rounded portion of a glyph that encloses empty space, as in the letters d and o.
• n. The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
• n. The action of bowling a ball.
• n. (in the plural, but used with a singular verb) The game of bowls.
• v. (transitive) To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
• v. (intransitive) To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).
• v. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.
• v. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

arena

• n. An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular…
• n. The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with…
• n. (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
• n. A realm in which important events unfold.

ball

• n. A solid or hollow sphere, or part thereof.
• n. (sports) The use of a round or ellipsoidal object.
• n. (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
• n. (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used…
• n. (farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
• v. (transitive) To form or wind into a ball.
• v. (metalworking) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
• v. (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather…
• v. (slang, usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
• v. (nonstandard, slang) To play basketball.
• interj. (Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This…
• n. A formal dance.
• n. (informal) A very enjoyable time.

bowlful

• n. As much as is held by a bowl.

concavity

• n. (uncountable) The state of being concave.
• n. (countable) A concave structure or surface.

construction

• n. The process of constructing.
• n. Anything that has been constructed.
• n. The trade of building structures.
• n. A building, model or some other structure.
• n. (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
• n. The manner in which something is built.
• n. (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
• n. The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
• n. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
• n. (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

container

• n. Someone who contains; something that contains.
• n. An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
• n. A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
• n. (by extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
• n. (computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.
• n. (object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
• n. (computing, graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.

containerful

• n. As much as a container can hold.

dish

• n. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
• n. The contents of such a vessel.
• n. (metonymically) A specific type of prepared food.
• n. (in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed…
• n. A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl, as in satellite dish, radar dish.
• n. (slang) A sexually attractive person.
• n. The state of being concave, like a dish, or the degree of such concavity.
• n. A hollow place, as in a field.
• n. (mining) A trough in which ore is measured.
• n. (mining) That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor.
• n. (slang) Gossip.
• v. (transitive) To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
• v. (informal, slang) To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another.
• v. (transitive) To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish.
• v. (slang, archaic, transitive) To frustrate; to beat; to ruin.

incurvation

• n. The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; a curving or bending; any instance of this.
• n. (obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship.
• n. The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
• n. A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.

play

• v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose…
• v. (ergative) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• v. (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
• v. (transitive) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
• v. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
• v. (heading) To behave in a particular way.
• v. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion;…
• v. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
• v. (transitive) To put in action or motion.
• v. (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
• v. (transitive) To manipulate or deceive someone.
• n. (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
• n. (uncountable) Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
• n. (uncountable, ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions…
• n. The conduct, or course of a game.
• n. (countable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
• n. (countable) (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
• n. (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters…
• n. (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
• n. (countable) A major move by a business.
• n. (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other…
• n. (uncountable) The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
• n. (uncountable, informal) Sexual role-playing.
• n. (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.

roll

• v. (ergative) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward…
• v. (intransitive) To turn over and over.
• v. To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
• v. (transitive) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing…
• v. (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
• v. (intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
• v. (ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
• v. (ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with…
• v. To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
• v. (intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
• v. (ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
• v. (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) To leave or begin a journey.
• v. (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) To compete, especially with vigor.
• v. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
• v. (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one…
• v. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
• v. (US, slang) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
• v. (dice games, transitive, intransitive) To throw dice.
• v. (dice games, transitive) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
• v. (role-playing games) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine…
• v. (computing) To generate a random number.
• v. (nautical, of a vessel) To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare…
• v. (transitive) To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.
• v. (transitive, slang) To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
• v. (intransitive, slang) To betray secrets.
• v. (slang) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
• v. (intransitive, of a camera) To film.
• v. (transitive, soccer) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
• v. To have a rolling aspect.
• v. (figuratively, intranstive) To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
• v. To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
• v. (figuratively, intransitive) to move and cause an effect on someone.
• v. (intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
• n. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled.
• n. A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
• n. That which rolls; a roller.
• n. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
• n. (nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, on…
• n. (nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis.
• n. A heavy, reverberatory sound.
• n. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
• n. (obsolete) Part; office; duty; rôle.
• n. A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
• n. The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
• n. The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
• n. A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
• n. A training match for a fighting dog.

stadium

• n. A venue where sporting events are held.
• n. An ancient Greek race course, especially, the Olympic course for foot races.
• n. (now historical) A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted…
• n. A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle…
• n. In surveying, a graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument…
• n. (biology) A life stage of an organism.

structure

• n. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
• n. The underlying shape of a solid.
• n. The overall form or organization of something.
• n. A set of rules defining behaviour.
• n. (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
• n. (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend…
• n. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
• n. (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
• v. (transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.

trough

• n. A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
• n. Any similarly shaped container.
• n. A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
• n. (Canada) A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
• n. (agriculture, Australia, New Zealand) A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk)…
• n. A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.
• n. (meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.
• v. To eat in a vulgar style, as if from a trough.

vessel

• n. (nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.
• n. A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
• n. (uncountable, obsolete or dialectal) Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
• n. A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
• n. A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
• n. (biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To put into a vessel.

wheel

• n. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing…
• n. A wheel-like device used as an instrument of torture or punishment.
• n. (slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
• n. (poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
• n. (automotive) A wheelrim.
• n. A round portion of cheese.
• n. A Catherine wheel firework.
• n. (obsolete) A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
• n. A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
• n. (computing, dated) A superuser on certain systems.
• v. (intransitive or transitive) To roll along on wheels.
• v. (transitive) To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
• v. (intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
• v. (transitive) To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
• v. (intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
• v. (transitive) To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.