buckets 1 of 2

noun

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

2 of 2

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 buckets
Noun
The quaternary ammonium sanitation buckets at 71 degrees, 200 ppm. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 At the pool and beachside, reusable glass bottles are provided upon request in buckets of ice, free of charge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Everything fits in three shipping containers, which are moisture-controlled with buckets of silica gel. — Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The resources include generators, fuel, flood barriers, pallets of bottled water, shelf-stable meals, flood buckets, tarps, Tiger Dams, and sandbags. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Floral garlands, vases, faux windows, buckets, and even a trompe-l’oeil lion skin evoke an atmosphere quite far removed from the typical imagery found in houses in this part of Italy. — Elena Dallorso, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 Mosquitoes need only one tablespoon of water to breed, so areas like rain gutters, birdbaths or buckets with stagnant water are all possible breeding sites. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Behind a finished installation are hours of sourcing, processing, designing, transporting and setting up the flowers, not to mention the creative expertise required to turn buckets of individual stems into a cohesive design. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 Other suitable options include heavy-duty plastic containers with locking lids or food-grade buckets with gamma seal lids. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckets
  1. loads
  2. kettles
  3. scoops
  4. shakes
  5. tons
  6. pails
  7. jerks
  8. piles
Noun
  • This is the kind of test that quickly separates a power station that merely has an impressive number printed on its case from one with an inverter and battery management system capable of handling tough, real-world loads.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Data collected from the test rig could allow manufacturers to design heat pumps and heat exchangers for high temperatures, large loads, and changing conditions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Most schools okay a mini fridge and a microwave, and some permit coffee makers, electric kettles or air fryers.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Most schools green-light a mini fridge and microwave, and some permit extras like coffee makers, electric kettles and air fryers.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of kettles
Verb
  • Jake scoops them up just as their grandmother has arrived to take them back to Utah.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • On the side, Smith blends milkshakes and scoops frozen confections for around $17 an hour, one day a week.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of scoops
Verb
  • Near the epicenter, the agency estimated an intensity of VIII, classified as severe on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which measures how strongly the ground shakes at individual locations.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Core Power protein shakes, sold under the Fairlife brand, will be available in banana and strawberry beginning in January, the first new flavors in almost a decade.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of shakes
Noun
  • According to Colombian police accounts cited by El Tiempo, Pulido coordinated the shipment of approximately two tons of cocaine and 17 kilograms of heroin to Europe in 1999.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow — By agreeing to open Russia’s taps and release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel into a starving global market, the Kremlin has achieved something that raw military might on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine could never deliver.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • In the rooms, rollaway beds and cribs are available, as well as diaper pails.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • At Bolsa Chica State Beach, swimmers suffering stings to the sides of their feet and toes sat in a circle refilling their pails with hot water from a hose.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of pails
Verb
  • In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • The Rest and Relax Inn in Pensacola, Florida, was surrounded by piles of debris after it was stripped of roofing materials during a heavy hit from the hurricane last night.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Pictures show divers working among piles of ancient pottery, with ceramic plates and bowls scattered across the sandy seabed.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of piles

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“Buckets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckets. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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