Synonyms for
Buckets
Definition
a cylindrical container with a handle, used for carrying liquids or other materials
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Common collocations
- water buckets
- ice buckets
- paint buckets
- buckets of sand
- buckets of water
- empty buckets
- full buckets
- carry buckets
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Usage note
While 'bucket' can be used informally to mean a large amount of something (e.g., 'buckets of money'), this usage is colloquial and may sound childish or overly casual in formal contexts.
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Example sentences
- The kids filled their buckets with sand at the beach.
- I used a bucket to mop the kitchen floor.
- The farmer carried the milk in a bucket.
- We need to buy a new bucket for the garden hose.
- The construction worker used a bucket to lift heavy materials.
Quotes
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien
Life is like a bucket of roses, you never know what you're gonna get. - Simon R. Green
The future is like a bucket of water, and our nation is the sponge. - Nguyễn Xuân Phúc