bowl vs urn

bowl

noun
  • The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle. 

  • A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl. 

  • The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls. 

  • The action of bowling a ball. 

  • An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl. 

  • A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape. 

  • A rounded portion of a glyph that encloses empty space, as in the letters d and o. 

  • A round crater (or similar) in the ground. 

  • A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl) 

  • The game of bowls. 

  • 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. 

  • Part of a pipe, bong, or other smoking implement that holds the material to be burned. 

  • The round hollow part of anything. 

verb
  • To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports. 

  • To play bowling or a similar game. 

  • To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels. 

  • To pelt or strike with anything rolled. 

  • To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports). 

urn

noun
  • A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee. 

  • A vase with a footed base. 

  • A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person. 

  • Any place of burial; the grave. 

  • A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca. 

  • A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the congius. 

verb
  • To place in an urn. 

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