Collocations for bowl - noun
ADJ.
deep, shallow | empty, full | ceramic, china, crystal, cut-glass, earthenware, enamel, glass | food, fruit, porridge, pudding, punch (also ‘punchbowl’), salad, soup, sugar, water
I refilled the dog''s water bowl.
I refilled the dog''s water bowl.
mixing, serving | washing-up | finger
I put down the chicken bone and rinsed my fingers in the finger bowl.
I put down the chicken bone and rinsed my fingers in the finger bowl.
begging
(figurative) The school is always having to get out the begging bowl for books and basic equipment.
(figurative) The school is always having to get out the begging bowl for books and basic equipment.
goldfish | lavatory, toilet
VERB + BOWL
fill, pour (sb), pour sth into
He poured himself a bowl of soup.
He poured himself a bowl of soup.
empty | drink from/out of, eat from/out of
BOWL + VERB
contain sth, hold sth
a bowl containing flour This bowl holds about four pints.
a bowl containing flour This bowl holds about four pints.
overflow
The washing-up bowl was overflowing.
The washing-up bowl was overflowing.
PREP.
from a/the ~
I helped myself to an apple from the bowl.
I helped myself to an apple from the bowl.
out of a/the ~
The boy was drinking milk out of a bowl.
The boy was drinking milk out of a bowl.
in/into a/the ~
Mix the ingredients in a deep bowl. | Sieve the flour into a bowl.
Mix the ingredients in a deep bowl. | Sieve the flour into a bowl.
~ of
a bowl of cherries
a bowl of cherries