bucketful

American  

[buhk-it-fool] / ˈbʌk ɪtˌfʊl /

noun

bucketfuls plural

1. the amount that a bucket can hold.

   a bucketful of water.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bucketfuls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bucketful

First recorded in 1555–65; bucket + -ful

Example Sentences

I have friends who choke down Greek yogurt by the bucketful, who eat handfuls of grilled chicken at a time, who dead lift their own body weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The family unearthed bivalves by the bucketful, reaching the most plentiful beaches with their motorized metal dinghy.

From Scientific American • Jan. 24, 2022

I could eat that garlic rice by the bucketful, same for the bone-in chicken adobo legs and thighs coated in a rich vinegar/soy marinade.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2021

There is a bucketful of nuanced terms to deeply analyze ratings — stats like reach, share, average minute rating and people using television.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2020

Lots of times Brian and I thought we’d found gold, and we’d stagger home with an entire bucketful of sparkling nuggets, but it was always iron pyrite—fool’s gold.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls