Bucketful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bucketful is a noun meaning The quantity contained in a bucket.
Meaning
The quantity contained in a bucket.
More Meanings
- (by extension) A large quantity.
Example Sentences
"I had a fire lit there, and there is a bucketful of coals. You will be pretty comfortable, I hope."
But out of the water he dared not put his head; for the rain came down by bucketsful, and the hail hammered like shot on the stream, and churned it into foam; […]
"Confound it all," snorted Mr. Tupworthy indignantly, "you're flooding my flat. The water's coming through my bathroom ceiling in bucketfuls. The plaster'll fall next. Can't you stop it? Has a pipe burst or something?"
Word Forms
- bucketfuls
- bucketsful
Synonyms for bucketful
Depending on context, synonyms include pailful, abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bucket, bucketload, containerful, bagful, binful, bottomful.
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