Words / A2

BUK-it/ˈbʌkɪt/

A bucket is a round open container with a handle, for water or sand: a bucket of water. A bowl has no handle like that. Bucket list is a later informal list of things to do before you die.

Meaning

A round, open container with a handle, used for carrying liquid.

Examples

• “He filled the bucket with water.”
• “Fill the bucket from the tap.”
• “The children took buckets to the beach.”

Good to know

a bucket of water. Contrast: bowl. Later idiom: bucket list.

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