Synonyms for
Gallons
Definition
Gallons is a measurement of liquid volume used in the United States and other countries.
Synonyms & similar words
Common collocations
- gallons of water
- gallons of fuel
- gallons of paint
- gallons of milk
- gallons of gas
- gallons of liquid
- gallons per minute
- gallons per hour
Word family
noun gallon
Usage note
Gallons is a plural noun referring to a unit of liquid volume. It is commonly used in the US and UK, though the imperial and US gallons differ in size. It is not typically used in formal scientific contexts where metric units are preferred.
Example sentences
- My car's gas tank can hold up to 15 gallons of gas.
- We used three gallons of paint to cover the entire room.
- The swimming pool can hold 10,000 gallons of water.
- I need to fill up my water bottle with two gallons of water.
- The recipe calls for two gallons of milk.
Quotes
'I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood and drink gallons of lemonade.' - Martin Luther King, Jr.
'A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.' - Eleanor Roosevelt
'I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.' - Anaïs Nin