bucketful C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈbʌkɪtˌfʊl/ UK /ˈbʌkɪtˌfʊl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the amount a bucket holds; a large quantity She drew a bucketful of water from the well each morning. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the amount a bucket holds;... bucketloadloadheapmassabundancequantity Word family Related forms bucket Etymology AI details From bucket (from Anglo-Norman buket, perhaps from Old English būc, 'pitcher, belly') + the suffix -ful, denoting the contents of a bucket. buket Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bucketful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbʌkɪtˌfʊl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbʌkɪtˌfʊl/ ## Meanings 1. the amount a bucket holds; a large quantity ## Examples - She drew a bucketful of water from the well each morning. ## Synonyms - bucketload - load - heap - mass - abundance - quantity ## Related Forms - bucket ## Roots and Affixes - Root: buket ## Etymology From bucket (from Anglo-Norman buket, perhaps from Old English būc, 'pitcher, belly') + the suffix -ful, denoting the contents of a bucket. ## AI Etymology Bucketful is from bucket (from Anglo-Norman buket, perhaps from Old English būc, 'pitcher, belly') + the suffix -ful, denoting the contents of a bucket. Important recorded forms include buket (Old French). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers the amount a bucket holds; a large quantity. The wider family includes related words such as bucket. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown