bowl vs porringer

porringer vs bowl

bowl and porringer both are nouns.

bowl is a verb but porringer is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bowl	Yes	No	Yes	No
porringer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, porringer is a hyponym of bowl; that is, porringer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bowl:

bowl: a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
porringer: a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle)

Other hyponyms of bowl include cereal bowl, finger bowl, mixing bowl, punch bowl, salad bowl, slop basin, slop bowl, soup bowl.

bowl (noun)	porringer (noun)
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)	a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle)
a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding grains or liquids
a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling
a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
the quantity contained in a bowl
a concave shape with an open top

bowl (verb)	porringer (verb)
engage in the sport of bowling
hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
roll (a ball)

Difference between bowl and porringer

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