bowllike
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abalone — /ab euh loh nee/, n. a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother of pearl. [1840 50, Amer.; taken as… … Universalium
bowl — bowl1 bowllike, adj. /bohl/, n. 1. a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc. 2. the contents of a bowl: a bowl of tomato soup. 3. a rounded, cuplike, hollow part: the bowl of a pipe. 4. a large drinking cup … Universalium
crater — crateral, craterous, adj. craterlike, adj. /kray teuhr/, n., gen. Crateris /kray tear is/ for 9, v. n. 1. the cup shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano. 2. Also called… … Universalium
cup — cuplike, adj. /kup/, n., v., cupped, cupping. n. 1. a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc. 2. the bowllike part of a goblet or the… … Universalium
Eyasi, Lake — Lake, northern Tanzania. At an elevation of about 3,400 ft (1,040 m), the lake covers an area of about 400 sq mi (1,050 sq km) and occupies the bottom of a bowl like depression. Its walls are purple lava, enclosing a broad expanse of white… … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
cavernous — Synonyms and related words: abysmal, abyssal, boat shaped, boatlike, bottomless, bowl shaped, bowllike, cavelike, commodious, concave, concaved, craterlike, cup shaped, cupped, cymbiform, deep as hell, dish shaped, dished, dishing, dishlike,… … Moby Thesaurus
concave — Synonyms and related words: arched, arciform, arclike, arcual, bandy, boat shaped, boatlike, bowed, bowl shaped, bowlike, bowllike, cavelike, cavernous, concaved, convex, craterlike, cup shaped, cupped, cymbiform, dish shaped, dished, dishing,… … Moby Thesaurus
cupped — Synonyms and related words: boat shaped, boatlike, bowl shaped, bowllike, cavelike, cavernous, concave, concaved, craterlike, cup shaped, cymbiform, dish shaped, dished, dishing, dishlike, funnel breasted, funnel chested, funnel shaped, hollow,… … Moby Thesaurus
funnel shaped — Synonyms and related words: boat shaped, boatlike, bowl shaped, bowllike, cavelike, cavernous, concave, concaved, cone shaped, coned, conelike, conic, craterlike, cup shaped, cupped, cymbiform, dish shaped, dished, dishing, dishlike, funnel… … Moby Thesaurus
