noun
bucketful
Bucketful (noun) means the amount that a bucket can hold.
noun
1
The amount that a bucket can hold.
2
A great amount of something.
""Confound it all," snorted Mr. Tupworthy indignantly, "you're flooding my flat. The water's coming through my bathroom ceiling in bucketfuls. The plaster'll fall next. Can't you stop it? Has a pipe burst or something?""
— Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados (1923)
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Etymology
Formed from bucket and -ful. Compare Old English būcful, būcfull ("bucketful").
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What is the meaning of bucketful?
"bucketful" (noun) means the amount that a bucket can hold.
What is another word for bucketful?
Other words for "bucketful" include bucket.
What is the opposite of bucketful?
Opposites of "bucketful" include smidgen, modicum.
What are the different meanings of bucketful?
"bucketful" has 2 main meanings: 1. The amount that a bucket can hold; 2. A great amount of something.
