bucket

Everyday

1. A bucket is an open round container with a handle for carrying water, sand or other things. tree →
2. A bucket of something is as much as a bucket holds. tree →
3. «Buckets» in speech means a lot: «it rained buckets». tree →
4. A bucket list is a list of things a person wants to do one day. tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: a container holding a volume; buckets of water filling a tank; things counted in buckets; total ÷ per bucket. In everyday life: bucket and spade at the beach, mopping the floor, a fire bucket. Phrases: «bucket and spade», «a drop in the bucket» (a tiny part), «bucket list», «rain buckets».

Examples

• A bucket holds 8 litres. tree →
• How many buckets fill a 40 litre tank? tree →
• She picked 3 buckets of berries. tree →
• Each bucket has 25 shells. tree →
• We built a sandcastle with a bucket and spade. tree →
• He carried a bucket of water to the horses. tree →
• It was raining buckets all day. tree →
• The roof leaked, so we put a bucket under the drip. tree →
• A large bucket was set before the puma directly. tree →

Note

Countable: «a bucket». «Pail» is an older word for the same thing. Maths: often a unit of capacity: total ÷ per bucket = number of buckets. Trap: if the last bucket is not full you still need it — round up.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Isaiah says the nations are like a drop from a bucket compared with God. Tradition reads this as showing how small all human power is before the Creator. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a container holding a volume; buckets of water filling a tank; things counted in buckets; total ÷ per bucket. In everyday life: bucket and spade at the beach, mopping the floor, a fire bucket. Phrases: «bucket and spade», «a drop in the bucket» (a tiny part), «bucket list», «rain buckets».

Examples

• Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance; behold the isles are as a mote in weight. (Prophets ISA.40.15, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: «a bucket». «Pail» is an older word for the same thing. Maths: often a unit of capacity: total ÷ per bucket = number of buckets. Trap: if the last bucket is not full you still need it — round up.