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    FISH BOWL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A transparent bowl in which small fish are keptplay

    Synonyms:

    fish bowl; fishbowl; goldfish bowl

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("fish bowl" is a kind of...):

    aquarium; fish tank; marine museum (a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals)

    bowl (a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A state of affairs in which you have no privacyplay

    Example:

    the president lives in a goldfish bowl

    Synonyms:

    fish bowl; fishbowl; goldfish bowl

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("fish bowl" is a kind of...):

    situation; state of affairs (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time)

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