fishbowl
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fish·bowl
also fish bowl (fĭsh′bōl′)n.
1. A transparent bowl in which live fish are kept.
2. Informal A place that is lacking in privacy.
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fishbowl
(ˈfɪʃˌbəʊl)n
another name for goldfish bowl
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fish′bowl`
or fish′ bowl`,
n.
1. a glass bowl for goldfish, snails, etc.
2. a place, job, or condition in which one's activities are open to public view or scrutiny.
[1905–10]
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| Noun | 1. |  fishbowl - a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl"situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt |
| 2. | fishbowl - a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept 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; |
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