Collocations for bowl - noun
ADJECTIVE
deep,
shallow
empty, full
ceramic, china, crystal, cut-glass, earthenware, enamel, glass
food
cereal, dessert (AmE), pudding (BrE), salad, soup
fruit, punch (usually punchbowl), sugar
water
I refilled the dog's water bowl.
empty, full
ceramic, china, crystal, cut-glass, earthenware, enamel, glass
food
cereal, dessert (AmE), pudding (BrE), salad, soup
fruit, punch (usually punchbowl), sugar
water
I refilled the dog's water bowl.
mixing,
serving
washing-up (BrE)
a washing-up bowl full of dirty dishes
washing-up (BrE)
a washing-up bowl full of dirty dishes
finger
(= for washing your fingers at the table)
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.
The school is always having to get out the begging bowl for books and basic equipment.
goldfish
lavatory (BrE), toilet
lavatory (BrE), toilet
VERB + bowl
fill,
pour (sb),
pour sth into
He poured himself a bowl of soup.
He poured himself a bowl of soup.
empty
eat
I ate a bowl of cereal.
eat
I ate a bowl of cereal.
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 bowl was overflowing.
The bowl was overflowing.
PREPOSITION
from a/the bowl
I helped myself to an apple from the bowl.
The cat drank some milk from the bowl
I helped myself to an apple from the bowl.
The cat drank some milk from the bowl
out of a/the bowl
The boy was drinking milk out of a bowl.
The boy was drinking milk out of a bowl.
in a/the bowl,
into a/the bowl
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.
bowl of
a bowl of cherries
a bowl of cherries