bowl vs toilet bowl

toilet bowl vs bowl

bowl and toilet bowl both are nouns.

bowl is a verb but toilet bowl is not a verb.

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

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

bowl: a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding grains or liquids
toilet bowl: the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water

Other hyponyms of bowl include fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl, jorum, mazer.

bowl (noun)	toilet bowl (noun)
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)	the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water
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)	toilet bowl (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 toilet bowl

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