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in buckets

in buckets prepositional phrase: in large quantities.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (informal) In large quantities.
    Synonyms:
    by the bucketful, in droves, in spades

Synonyms of in buckets

Questions about in buckets

What does in buckets mean?
In buckets means in large quantities.
What part of speech is in buckets?
In buckets is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in buckets in the dictionary

  1. in blood
  2. in bloom
  3. in book
  4. in brief
  5. in broad daylight
  6. in buckets
  7. in business
  8. in cahoots
  9. in calf
  10. in camera
  11. in capital letters

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