buckets
word · lemma: bucket
/ˈbəkəts/
BUH-kits
/bˈʌkɪts/
BUH-kits
Definition
'Buckets' is the plural of 'bucket', which means round, open containers with handles, usually used for carrying liquids or other materials.
Usage & Nuances
'Buckets' is informal in some expressions like 'raining buckets' (raining very heavily). Usually used with concrete nouns, e.g., 'two buckets of water'. Not to be confused with 'pails', another word for similar containers (slightly more old-fashioned/formal).
Spanish: cubos - baldesPortuguese (BR): baldesPortuguese (PT): baldesChinese (Simplified): 桶Chinese (Traditional): 桶Hindi: बाल्टियाँArabic: دلاؤBengali: বালতিRussian: ведраJapanese: バケツVietnamese: xôKorean: 양동이Turkish: kovaUrdu: بالٹیIndonesian: ember
Example Sentences
It was raining buckets last night!
natural
Just grab a couple of buckets, and we’ll clean up this mess.
natural
The paint job needs at least four buckets of white paint.
natural
We filled two buckets with water.
basic
The children played with buckets and sand at the beach.
basic
She carried three heavy buckets into the garden.
basic