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• bucket — ► NOUN 1) a cylindrical open container with a handle used to carry liquids. 2) (buckets) informal large quantities of liquid. 3) a scoop on a waterwheel, dredger, digger, etc. ► VERB (bucketed, bucketing) informal (bucket down) B …   English terms dictionary

• bucket — /buk it/, n., v., bucketed, bucketing. n. 1. a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail. 2. anything resembling… …   Universalium

• bucket — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French buket, from Old English būc pitcher, belly; akin to Old High German būh belly Date: 13th century 1. a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bucket — buck•et [[t]ˈbʌk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a deep, cylindrical container, usu. of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail 2) a) mac any of the scoops in certain types of conveyors or elevators b) mac the scoop or clamshell of a… …   From formal English to slang

• bucket — noun 1》 a cylindrical open container with a handle, used to carry liquids.     ↘a compartment on the outer edge of a waterwheel.     ↘the scoop of a dredger or grain elevator, or one attached to the front of a digger or tractor. 2》 (buckets)… …   English new terms dictionary

• waterwheel — noun 1. a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond • Syn: ↑water wheel • Hypernyms: ↑wheel 2. a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine • Syn: ↑water wheel …   Useful english dictionary

• Soleplate — Sole plate , n. (Mach.) (a) A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine. (b) The plate forming the back of a waterwheel bucket. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scoop — noun 1》 a utensil resembling a spoon, having a short handle and a deep bowl, used for extracting liquids or substances from a container.     ↘the bowl shaped part of a digging machine or dredger.     ↘a long handled spoon like surgical instrument …   English new terms dictionary

• scoop — ► NOUN 1) a utensil resembling a spoon, having a short handle and a deep bowl. 2) the bowl shaped part of a digging machine or dredger. 3) informal a piece of news published or broadcast in advance of being released by other newspapers or… …   English terms dictionary

• soleplate — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: sole (I) + plate 1. a. : a flattened nucleated mass of soft granular protoplasm surrounding the end of a motor nerve in a striated muscle fiber 2. : the lower plate of a stud partition on which the bases of the studs… …   Useful english dictionary

• bucketful — bucket ► NOUN 1) a cylindrical open container with a handle used to carry liquids. 2) (buckets) informal large quantities of liquid. 3) a scoop on a waterwheel, dredger, digger, etc. ► VERB (bucketed, bucketing) informal (bucket down) B …   English terms dictionary