bucketful
noun
buck·et·ful
ˈbə-kət-ˌfu̇l 
plural bucketfuls
ˈbə-kət-ˌfu̇lz
or bucketsful
ˈbə-kəts-ˌfu̇l
or bucketsful
ˈbə-kəts-ˌfu̇l
: as much as a bucket will hold
broadly
: a large quantity
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Creamy aromas of a bucketful of honey as well as smoke, caramel and buttered toast.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Even when Paradise pulls a classic Fogel-move, like circling back to a minor character to reveal a bucketful of backstory that connects to the main plot in surprising!
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s been a bucketful of Emilia news over the past seven days, including more noms at the French Lumière Awards, and a spat between Selena Gomez and Eugenio Derbez, whose unpleasant comments about Gomez’s performance caught heat.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
A couple of years ago, advocates were salivating over the prospect of bucketfuls of cash from Build Back Better, the eventual Inflation Reduction Act, which was supposed to restore the Federal government’s commitment to public housing.
—Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
Go on worm hunts, make a birdfeeder, plant a salad, grow a bucketful of potatoes, open up fruits and vegetables to examine their seeds.
—Nina McLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023
There is a bucketful of nuanced terms to deeply analyze ratings — stats like reach, share, average minute rating and people using television.
—Kevin Draper, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2020
Implanted in the lunar soil by the solar wind, the all-important gas can be found on the moon by the bucketful.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2010
The Pac-12 women’s media day began Tuesday with a bucketful of glowing numbers.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2022
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Even when Paradise pulls a classic Fogel-move, like circling back to a minor character to reveal a bucketful of backstory that connects to the main plot in surprising!
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s been a bucketful of Emilia news over the past seven days, including more noms at the French Lumière Awards, and a spat between Selena Gomez and Eugenio Derbez, whose unpleasant comments about Gomez’s performance caught heat.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
A couple of years ago, advocates were salivating over the prospect of bucketfuls of cash from Build Back Better, the eventual Inflation Reduction Act, which was supposed to restore the Federal government’s commitment to public housing.
—Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
Go on worm hunts, make a birdfeeder, plant a salad, grow a bucketful of potatoes, open up fruits and vegetables to examine their seeds.
—Nina McLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023
There is a bucketful of nuanced terms to deeply analyze ratings — stats like reach, share, average minute rating and people using television.
—Kevin Draper, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2020
Implanted in the lunar soil by the solar wind, the all-important gas can be found on the moon by the bucketful.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2010
The Pac-12 women’s media day began Tuesday with a bucketful of glowing numbers.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2022
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“Bucketful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucketful. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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bucketful
noun
buck·et·ful
ˈbək-ət-ˌfu̇l
plural bucketfuls
-ət-ˌfu̇lz
or bucketsful
-əts-ˌfu̇l
: the amount a bucket holds
also
: a large quantity
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