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bucketload

bucketload noun: as much as a bucket can hold.

Noun

bucketload (plural bucketloads)

  1. As much as a bucket can hold
  2. (informal) A large amount.

Synonyms of bucketload

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All synonyms of bucketload

Forms of bucketload

pluralbucketloads

Origin of bucketload

From bucket + load.

Questions about bucketload

What does bucketload mean?
Bucketload means as much as a bucket can hold.
What part of speech is bucketload?
Bucketload is a noun.
What is the plural of bucketload?
The plural of bucketload is bucketloads.

Words near bucketload in the dictionary

  1. bucketized
  2. bucketizes
  3. bucketizing
  4. bucketless
  5. bucketlike
  6. bucketload
  7. bucketloads
  8. bucketmaker
  9. bucketmakers
  10. bucketmaking
  11. bucketman

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