The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - bowlэ n.dish basin panshe brought me a bowl of cereal.

BOX° n. 1) case, receptacle, crate, carton, container, casket, coffer, caddy, chest: She keeps her valuables in a small tortoise-shell box on the dressing-table. --v. 2) crate, encase, package: The candles are boxed in dozens. 3) box in or up. trap, confine, bottle up, hem in, enclose, surround; pin down: They have the horses boxed in and are now driving them into the corral.