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The correct spelling is buckets.
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noun
Say it like: Buk-ets
The correct spelling is buckets. A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. For example: "I need a bucket to carry the water from the well."
Usage Examples
“I need a bucket to carry the water from the well.”
“The horse drank a whole bucket of water.”
“The forward drove to the bucket.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
- 2.The amount held in this container.
- 3.A unit of measure equal to four gallons.
- 4.Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).
- 5.An old vehicle that is not in good working order.
verb
- 1.To place inside a bucket.
- 2.To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets.
- 3.To rain heavily.
- 4.To travel very quickly.
- 5.To categorize (data) by splitting it into buckets, or groups of related items.
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