bowl
Because it is a word with a single syllable, bowl is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofbowl
- A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
- As much as is held by a bowl.
Example: "You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already."
- A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.
Example: "This restaurant offers a number of different bowls."
- A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
- The round hollow part of anything.
Example: "Direct the cleaning fluid around the toilet bowl and under the rim."
- A round crater (or similar) in the ground.
- An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.
- A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)
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