schaal — meaning in English

English meaning

• bowl noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
• plateau noun A large area of relatively flat, elevated land.
• scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

schaal is used for these senses in English:

• bowl A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
• plateau (dated) An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.
• shell (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.

bowl — full definition

1. noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
2. noun A major American football championship game or one of several season-ending postseason games.
3. verb In cricket, to throw or deliver the ball toward the batsman according to the rules of the game.

plateau — full definition

1. noun A large area of relatively flat, elevated land.
2. noun A period during which something that was rising levels off and stays roughly stable.
3. verb To stop rising or improving and level off at a stable point.

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