bucketful

American  

[buhk-it-fool] / ˈbʌk ɪtˌfʊl /

noun

plural

bucketfuls

1. the amount that a bucket can hold.

   a bucketful of water.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of bucketful

First recorded in 1555–65; bucket + -ful

Example Sentences

And with each theme comes a bucketful of research on related topics.

From New York Times

“We are losing older drinkers by the bucketful, but only gaining new ones by the thimbleful,” Mr. Menezes was quoted as saying in 1999 in The Scotsman newspaper.

From New York Times

They are absolutely delicious and we have bucketfuls of them every year.

From Salon

Waves broke over the bows, where bucketfuls of water streamed through the flimsy decking.

From Literature

Pour a bucketful of water on the table’s treetop canopy and watch the rainforest in action.

From Seattle Times