bucket
noun
a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
buckets
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pluralof bucket.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof bucket (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
bucketnouna deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
Example Sentences
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Fast-forward four years: I had nurtured nine baby giant sequoias that were now outgrowing their large plastic buckets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Neighbors line up in the same spot, marking their place with tanks, buckets and jerrycans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Everything fits in three shipping containers, which are moisture-controlled with buckets of silica gel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He explained the money was disbursed in buckets, and bureaucrats made the specific choices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was brimming with buckets of orange lilies, purple stock, yellow spray roses, red carnations, baby snapdragons...and lavender, lavender, lavender.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
