# fish bowl

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A small, rounded, transparent, and domestic aquarium.
2. Any place or event that lacks privacy or is intensely scrutinized.
3. A variety of discussions where participants are organized in concentric circles and take turns where they and others in the same group are allowed to speak according to a set of rules.
4. The central and smallest circle where the speakers are located in some versions of such a discussion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fish-bowl