bucket /ˈbʌk.ɪt/ noun [C]
► B1 a container with an open top and a handle, often used for carrying liquids: » Armed with a bucket and a mop, I started washing the floor.» I took my two-year-old nephew down to the beach with his bucket and spade.Thesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gases• • •
Extra Examples:» We walked along the beach collecting small crabs in a bucket.» I filled the bucket with water.» I put a bucket underneath to catch the overflow from the water tank.» He scooped the sand into a bucket with his hands.» Water slopped out of the bucket as he carried it up the stairs.- the worse for drink
- the worse for wear
- the wounded
- the writing is on the wall
- the written word
- the WRNS
- the wrong/other side of the tracks
- the wrong way round/around
- the WSPA
- the WWF
- the X factor
- they
- they'd
- the year dot
- the Yellow Pages
- the yen
- they'll
- the Yorkshire Dales
- the (Yorkshire) Dales
- the young
- they're
- they should worry!
- they've
- the zodiac
- thiamine