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Bucket

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pailnounA vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
bucketfulnounThe quantity contained in a bucket.

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pailnounA vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
bucketfulnounThe quantity contained in a bucket.
tubnounA bathtub.
basinnounA depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
boilernounAn apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
spadenounA garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
basketnounA lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
troughnounA long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
shovelnounA hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
toiletnoun(UK, Australia, Hong Kong) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
blocknounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
dustpannounA flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.
kettlenoun(cooking) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
mopnounAn implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
dustbinnoun(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
barrelnoun(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
cauldronnounA large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
furnacenoun(US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building.
dumpsternoun(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.
dishnounA vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.

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