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Definition of Fishbowl
1. Noun. A state of affairs in which you have no privacy. "The president lives in a goldfish bowl"
2. Noun. A transparent bowl in which small fish are kept.
Definition of Fishbowl
1. Noun. A small simple aquarium. ¹
2. Noun. A term describing a place or event of intense scrutiny. Enthusiastic sports cities are often said to place the players on their team in a "fishbowl" atmosphere. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fishbowl
1. a bowl in which live fish are kept [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fishbowl
Literary usage of Fishbowl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beginning Writers: How to Make Books with Children Series by Jo Ellen Moore (1999)
"Set up a fishbowl in the classroom. Include a fish, some rocks or sand, ...
Use the fishbowl to develop vocabulary about how fish behave (swim, eat, dive, ..."
2. A Word a Day, Grades 1-3 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Susan Rose Simms, Sarita Chavez Silverman, Evan-Moor Corporation (2002)
"a brick • a book • a fishbowl • a window • a pair of glasses What do you have
that's transparent? What is it made of? John was accurate in his spelling of ..."
3. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"Use fishbowl demonstrations for training and problem solving. ... Or, to be
absolutely sure, you can become a member of the fishbowl group yourself. ..."
4. Writing Through The Tween Years: Supporting Writers, Grades 3-6 by Bruce Morgan, Deb Odom (2005)
"We sit together in front of the rest of the class and then have a writing
conference, called a fishbowl conference. Later, during a debriefing of the ..."
5. Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom by Dorothy S. Strickland, Kathy Ganske, Joanne K. Monroe (2002)
"For students who can grasp the concepts with a less thorough introduction to the
roles, the "fishbowl" technique may be sufficient. When the fishbowl is ..."
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