buckets

NOUN

container, often for liquids, with handle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

can canister cask kettle pail pot

STRONG

brazier hod scuttle vat

Example Sentences

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Bitcoin funding is modestly positive, but far below the levels seen in the hottest non-crypto-linked buckets, according to Rahman.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But in a flurry of blocked shots, steals and Victor Wembanyama buckets, that lead evaporated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Around 50 people huddled over large buckets of food at the tiny Gansbaai mosque, which was crammed with people and belongings, sharing one toilet and a single tap.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Every day, women queue with buckets beneath a white-hot sky.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Here and there on the long sloping hillside, milky white splotches stood out like spilt buckets of milk in the deep green.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls