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Pail

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pailfulnounThe amount that fills, or would fill, a pail.
bucketnounA container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.

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bucketnounA container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
tubnounA bathtub.
basinnounA depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
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.
wastebasketnounA usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
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.
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.
dumpsternoun(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.
cisternnounA reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
bowlnounA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
bonanzanoun(by extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return.
swillnoun(informal) A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.
networknounAny interconnected group or system.
garbagenounUseless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
slopnoun(South Africa, chiefly in the plural) A flip-flop.
upswingnoun(by extension) An upward trend or an increase in activity.
boomnounA low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
receptaclenounA container.

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