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FISHBOWL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
Synonyms:
fish bowl; fishbowl; goldfish bowl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fishbowl" 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 privacy
Example:
the president lives in a goldfish bowl
Synonyms:
fish bowl; fishbowl; goldfish bowl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("fishbowl" is a kind of...):
situation; state of affairs (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time)
