Coliseum vs. Bowl — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Coliseum and Bowl
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Definitions
Coliseum
A large theatre, cinema, or stadium
The London Coliseum
Bowl
A bowl is a round dish or container typically used to prepare and serve food. The interior of a bowl is characteristically shaped like a spherical cap, with the edges and the bottom forming a seamless curve.
Coliseum
A large amphitheater for public sports events, entertainment, or assemblies.
Bowl
A round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid
A mixing bowl
A sugar bowl
Coliseum
A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
The London Coliseum
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Bowl
A natural basin.
Coliseum
A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.
Bowl
A stadium for sporting or musical events
The Hollywood Bowl
Coliseum
The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world.
Bowl
A wooden or hard rubber ball, slightly asymmetrical so that it runs on a curved course, used in the game of bowls.
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Coliseum
An oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
Bowl
A spell or turn of bowling in cricket.
Bowl
Roll (a ball or other round object) along the ground
She snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her
Bowl
(of a bowler) propel (the ball) with a straight arm towards the batsman, typically in such a way that the ball bounces once
Sobers bowled to Willis
Lillee bowled another bouncer
Bowl
Move rapidly and smoothly in a specified direction
They bowled along the country roads
Bowl
A hemispherical vessel, wider than it is deep, used for holding food or fluids.
Bowl
The contents of such a vessel.
Bowl
A drinking goblet.
Bowl
A bowl-shaped part, as of a spoon or pipe.
Bowl
A bowl-shaped topographic depression.
Bowl
A bowl-shaped stadium or outdoor theater.
Bowl
(Football) Any of various postseason games played between specially selected teams, especially at the college level.
Bowl
A ball, traditionally made of wood, that is weighted or slightly flattened so as to roll with a bias, used in lawn bowling.
Bowl
A roll or throw of a ball in lawn bowling and other bowling games.
Bowl
Bowls(used with a sing. verb) See lawn bowling.
Bowl
A revolving cylinder or drum in a machine.
Bowl
To participate in a game of bowling
I bowl every Thursday night in a league.
Bowl
To throw or roll a ball in a game of bowling
It's your turn to bowl.
Bowl
To hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch toward the batsman at the other, keeping the arm straight throughout the delivery.
Bowl
To move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
The sportscar bowled along through the countryside.
Bowl
To throw or roll (a ball).
Bowl
To make (a specified score) in bowling
Placed first by bowling 237.
Bowled a strike in the first frame.
Bowl
To perform (a specified amount, as a string or game) in bowling
She bowled eight frames before deciding to use a different ball.
Bowl
To move quickly and smoothly by or as if by rolling
Bowled a tire from the garage.
Bowl
To meet or strike with or as if with the force of a rapidly rolling object
The swimmer was bowled over by the wave.
Bowl
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
Bowl
As much as is held by a bowl.
You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.
Bowl
(cooking) A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.
This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.
Poke bowl
Bowl
A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
Bowl
The round hollow part of anything.
Direct the cleaning fluid around the toilet bowl and under the rim.
Bowl
The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.
Bowl
A part of a pipe or bong packed with marijuana for smoking
Let's smoke a bowl!
Bowl
(typography) A rounded portion of a glyph that encloses empty space, as in the letters d and o.
Bowl
(landforms) A round crater (or similar) in the ground.
Bowl
An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.
Bowl
(American football) A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)
Bowl
The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
Bowl
The action of bowling a ball.
Bowl
The game of bowls.
Bowl
(transitive) To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
Bowl
(intransitive) To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).
Bowl
(intransitive) To play bowling or a similar game.
Bowl
To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.
We were bowled rapidly along the road.
Bowl
To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
Bowl
A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
Brought them food in bowls of basswood.
Bowl
Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.
Bowl
The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.
Bowl
The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.
Bowl
A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.
Bowl
An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it.
Bowl
The game of tenpins or bowling.
Bowl
To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.
Bowl
To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.
Bowl
To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,And bowled to death with turnips
Bowl
To play with bowls.
Bowl
To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.
Bowl
To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.
Bowl
A round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food
Bowl
A concave shape with an open top
Bowl
A dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
Bowl
The quantity contained in a bowl
Bowl
A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
Bowl
A wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls
Bowl
A small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
Bowl
Roll (a ball)
Bowl
Engage in the sport of bowling;
My parents like to bowl on Friday nights