bowl

• bowl
• 1

  container

   [countable] a wide round container that is open at the top, used to hold liquids, food, flowers etc [↪ dish]:
• Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl.
• Fill the bowl with water.
• a mixing/serving bowl (=a bowl used for mixing foods or serving them)
• Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and soft.
• a soup/salad/cereal etc bowl (=a bowl to eat or serve soup, salad etc from)
• 2

  amount

   [countable] also bowlful the amount of something contained in a bowl
• bowl of
• a bowl of rice
• a bowl of fruit
• 3

  game

• a) 

  bowls

  British English [plural] an outdoor game played on grass in which you try to roll big balls as near as possible to a small ball [= lawn bowling American English]
• b) [countable usually singular] a special game in American football played by the best teams after the normal playing season:
• the Rose Bowl
• 4

  ball

   [countable] British English a ball that you use in the game of bowls
• 5

  shape

   [countable] the part of an object such as a spoon, pipe, toilet etc that is shaped like a bowl:
• the bowl of a pipe
• a toilet/lavatory bowl
• 6

  stadium

   [countable usually singular] American English a large stadiumshaped like a bowl, where people go to watch special events, such as sports games or music concerts:
• the Hollywood Bowl

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.