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SUGAR BOWL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sugar bowl mean? 

SUGAR BOWL (noun)
  The noun SUGAR BOWL has 1 sense:

1. a dish in which sugar is servedplay

  Familiarity information: SUGAR BOWL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUGAR BOWL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dish in which sugar is served

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

dish (a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food)

Holonyms ("sugar bowl" is a member of...):

tea service; tea set (a set of china or silverware for serving tea)


 Context examples 


The girls couldn't help laughing, and felt better for it, though Meg shook her head at the young lady who could find consolation in a sugar bowl.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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