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单词 pail
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pail

noun

ˈpāl How to pronounce pail (audio)
1
: a usually cylindrical container with a handle : bucket
a milk pail
2
: the quantity that a pail contains
a pail of water
pailful
ˈpāl-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce pail (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • bucket
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Example Sentences

A plastic beach pail was lying on the sand. She poured a pail of water on the campfire.
Recent Examples on the Web Choose a large metal pail for an extra-large candle capable of warding off mosquitoes from almost the entire porch. Averi Baudler, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022 The 24-year-old Valley City man failed field sobriety tests and police found an empty beer can in a lunch pail inside the cab of his pickup and two empty beer bottles in the bed. Brian Lisik, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022 Squatting on a plastic jerrican, Mukandamage coaxes a gallon and a half of warm, frothy milk out of the cow and into a small metal pail. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Residents in the program received a brochure and a compost kitchen pail from the city. Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 To clean, slide the pail out of the wooden box and place it in the dishwasher. Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 28 May 2022 The Rodermans said pasties provided a high-calorie, high-protein meal that could be carried in a pocket or a pail. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2022 Compost at home by putting your food scraps in kitchen counter pail or in a resealable container in the freezer. Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 He and his wife, Lida, 68, bicycle here twice a day to fill a pail. Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English payle, paille

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pail

noun

ˈpāl How to pronounce pail (audio)
1
: a usually round container with a handle : bucket
2
: pailful
He poured out a pail of water.

pail

noun

as in bucket
a round container that is open at the top and outfitted with a handle fetch me a pail full of water, please

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bucket
  • jug
  • kettle
  • pitcher
  • tank
  • pot
  • cauldron
  • tub
  • jar
  • canteen
  • vat
  • receptacle
  • flagon
  • holder
  • hod
  • vessel
  • bail
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