GOLDFISH BOWL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A transparent bowl in which small fish are kept

Synonyms:

fish bowl; fishbowl; goldfish bowl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("goldfish 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)

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 ("goldfish bowl" is a kind of...):

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