buckets 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bucketsnext
plural of bucket
1
as in loads
a considerable amount made buckets of money in the stock market

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2
as in kettles
a round container that is open at the top and outfitted with a handle carried water from the well in a bucket

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buckets

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bucket
1
as in scoops
to lift out with something that holds liquid bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire

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2
as in shakes
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements getting the troops into the bucketing landing craft proved to be challenging

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckets
  1. shakes
  2. piles
  3. chunks
  4. quantities
  5. hundreds
  6. dozen
  7. deals
  8. dozens
Verb
  • The Sphere’s over-the-top technological capabilities, including responsive seating that shakes to match the sound system, has a relatively small seating capacity of some 17,000.
    Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The woman buys it, engages, and shakes Ardayfio’s hand.
    John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of shakes
Noun
  • One of those problems happens to be the looming piles of textile waste that, like elephants encountered in close proximity, are difficult to ignore.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of piles
Noun
  • The steaming bread unravels like a roll of film, revealing generous chunks of meat.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Peel and chop the produce into large chunks that will easily fit into your blender or juicer.
    Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Since the summer of 2023, adults over 21 have been allowed to grow psilocybin in limited quantities and use them in private.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The fall collection includes 26 styles for women and 12 for men, is available in limited quantities, and ranges in price from $175 to $427.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of quantities
Noun
  • More than 4,000 cybersecurity tools flood the market—the typical large company uses hundreds of them, pumping out data to rows of dashboards flashing alerts.
    Saket Modi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Landslides and cresting rivers swept away homes, collapsed bridges and washed out hundreds of roads.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Syria’s defense ministry said dozens of soldiers have been killed in the Aleppo offensive.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The Syrian army said on Saturday dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city of Aleppo, forcing the army to redeploy in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years.
    Suleiman Al-Khalidi, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • Here, the best October Amazon Prime Day hiking and camping deals.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Other destinations include Nickelodeon Punta Cana and MGM Resorts Las Vegas; check out the airline's travel deals section for the full offer details.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of deals
Noun
  • Soon, dozens of guests will be arriving from out of town.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • As Thai Union installed executives at the chain, dozens of veteran Red Lobster leaders were fired or resigned in rapid succession.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dozens
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