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buckets

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2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

buckets

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buckets is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, buckets is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofbuckets

1noun
  • A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.

    Example: "I need a bucket to carry the water from the well."

  • The amount held in this container.

    Example: "The horse drank a whole bucket of water."

  • A unit of measure equal to four gallons.
  • Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).
  • An old vehicle that is not in good working order.
  • The basket.

    Example: "The forward drove to the bucket."

  • A field goal.

    Example: "We can't keep giving up easy buckets."

  • (variation management) A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement.
  • A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.
  • (chiefly in the plural) A large amount of liquid.

    Example: "I was so nervous that I sweated buckets."

  • A bucket bag.
  • The leather socket for holding the whip when driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted.
  • The pitcher in certain orchids.
1verb
  • To place inside a bucket.
  • To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets.

    Example: "to bucket water"

  • To rain heavily.

    Example: "It’s really bucketing down out there."

  • To travel very quickly.

    Example: "The boat is bucketing along."

  • To categorize (data) by splitting it into buckets, or groups of related items.
  • To ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly.
  • To make, or cause to make (the recovery), with a certain hurried or unskillful forward swing of the body.

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