Thesaurus results for PAIL

pail

noun

ˈpāl

Definition of pail next

as in bucket

a round container that is open at the top and outfitted with a handle fetch me a pail full of water, please

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Recent Examples of pail The win had a definite lunch pail quality to it. —

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 In junior, he was viewed as an honest, hardworking, lunch-pail player who was effective at getting to the right spots and staying around the puck. —

Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 Barrels were rolled out to the airplane and gas transferred to our tanks in open pails. —

Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026 Oneida spokeswoman Bobbi Webster recalled growing up that tribal members would spend long hours working on non-tribal land within the reservation borders picking apples for 50 cents a pail. —

Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pail

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bucket

Noun

Typically, deserving candidates are sure things in one bucket or another.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Shovel the mound quickly and smoothly into the bucket.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 17 June 2026