My boss drinks coffee by the bucketful.
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Bucketful
Synonyms for "bucketful" (59 found)
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Strong matches (18)
Related words (29)
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7 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- saavillinen noun (large quantity)
- sangollinen noun (quantity contained in a bucket)
Ido
1 entries- siteledo noun (quantity contained in a bucket)
Irish
1 entries- lán buicéid noun (quantity contained in a bucket)
Portuguese
1 entries- baldada noun (quantity contained in a bucket)
Russian
1 entries- ведро́ noun (quantity contained in a bucket)
Welsh
1 entries- bwcedaid noun (quantity contained in a bucket)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The doctor was sent for—came immediately—took Walter from the bed, laid him on the floor, and began pouring cold water upon him by the bucketful.
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"I had a fire lit there, and there is a bucketful of coals. You will be pretty comfortable, I hope."
Source: wiktionary
But out of the water he dared not put his head; for the rain came down by bucketsful, and the hail hammered like shot on the stream, and churned it into foam; […]
Source: wiktionary
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